Composting is a wonderful strategy to create free and nutrient-rich soil usable in your garden and houseplants. Manure and bedding, household food waste, grass clippings, and leaves are perfect additions to a compost pile.

• ATTRA Soils and Compost info
• Composting 101 - a guide for beginners
• Composting - Composting techniques can reduce weed seeds and plant pathogens.
• High County Composting
• How Does Composting Work, What Can I Compost, etc - StopFoodWaste

CSU Factsheets

• Composting Yard Waste
• Choosing a soil Amendment
• Composting the Colorado Way
• Using Compost in the Home Garden

Use a long composting thermometer to monitor the internal temperature of your pile.

Updated Friday, April 19, 2013

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