{"id":9289,"date":"2023-05-23T12:49:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T16:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/?page_id=9289"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:14:09","slug":"composting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/resources-by-crop\/composting\/","title":{"rendered":"Composting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10351 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/10\/compost-440x267-1-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"compost for Resources by Crop tile for landing page\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/10\/compost-440x267-1-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/10\/compost-440x267-1-105x64.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/10\/compost-440x267-1-317x192.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/10\/compost-440x267-1-423x257.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/10\/compost-440x267-1.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>Jump to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#publications\">Publications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#videos\">Videos<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-home-compost\">How to Home Compost<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#composting-bins\">Composting Bins<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"#related-resource\" style=\"text-transform:none;\" ><span class=\"button\"> Related Resource <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a id=\"publications\"><\/a>Publications<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/1143e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bulletin #1143: Home Composting<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/1159e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bulletin #1159: How Compost Happens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nacaa.com\/journal\/cbb79095-398c-49f6-bdef-9ce837ad0ea3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Residual Effects of Compost Applied to Sweet Corn Over Two Crop Seasons<\/a>, National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a id=\"videos\"><\/a>Videos<\/h3>\n<h4><a id=\"how-to-home-compost\"><\/a>How to Home Compost (YouTube)<\/h4>\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Home Compost\" width=\"1268\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wb3msj5b4Do?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>University of Maine Cooperative Extension talks about home composting recipes: ingredients you need, blending process, and length\/time needed for compost to be ready. Home composting basics and home composting bins are two additional videos on home composting.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><a id=\"composting-bins\"><\/a>Composting Bins (YouTube)<\/h4>\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Composting Bins\" width=\"1268\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wZxp5YuSmLI?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>University of Maine Cooperative Extension talks about what can and cannot be composted in your home compost. Also discussed: what composting is and what is required to compost.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><a id=\"related-resource\"><\/a><strong>Related Resource<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.composting.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Compost School<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Links to agricultural organizations are provided purely for educational purposes. 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