Use and Care Manual

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HOW TO USE YOUR COMPOSTER
First, select the location to install your composter that is convenient to move materials to
and from, usually close to a garden. Choose a at surface with enough room to be able to
accommodate rotation of the composter. Be sure the location has direct sunlight.
The composter world best by mixing moist nitrogen rich greens with dry, carbon rich
browns. A ratio of approximately 2 parts greens to 1 part brown.
Examples of greens and browns are:
Greens Examples:
Browns Examples:
Do Not Compost:
Raw Vegetables Food Scraps Grass Clippings
Coffee GroundsEggshellsHay / StrawTwigsLeaves
Plants
Poisonous PlantsTrash / PlasticDairy / FatsMeat / Bones