Description
Most compost problems come down to one thing: the balance between carbon and nitrogen, your greens and browns.
Get it right and the pile heats up, breaks down fast, and smells sweet. Get it wrong and it sits cold, or turns to slime. This guide gives you that balance in plain language, from the soil-science side.
Written by a plant biologist and environmental scientist whose background is in soil carbon cycling, it walks you through the eight core materials (greens like grass, scraps, coffee grounds, and manure; browns like leaves, cardboard, straw, and wood chips), each with its carbon-to-nitrogen value and how to use it.
You get a simple no-maths mixing rule, ready-made recipes to copy, a troubleshooting table for a pile that has gone wrong, an FAQ, and a printable compost log for your bin.
It pairs with the free carbon-to-nitrogen calculator on the site, so you have both the understanding and the precise tool. Written to help you see why the balance works, not just follow a rule.
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