Composting Masterclass with Monty Don

The real superpower of compost is that it gives life to soil. Compost is made from material that is digested by organisms and microbes that occur naturally in native soil. Worms, beetles, nematodes, and bacteria all play a role in creating compost. You can make compost using a simple recipe.
Compost ingredients:
You can add almost anything that has lived to a compost pile. There are a few exceptions, though. Do not add meats, fats, or any cooked material-especially starches like potatoes, rice, and pasta. But almost all other waste from the garden or house can go into the pile, including kitchen scraps like vegetable and fruit peels and even eggshells.
The most common compost-pile additive is grass clippings. These are OK to include in the pile (as long as they are chemical-free), but remember that this is green material and very high in nitrogen. If you only use green material, or too much green material, your pile will be a wet, sludgy mess.
That’s why it’s important to include brown material in the pile as well. High in carbon, brown material includes dried leaves, garden debris, paper, egg cartons, and ripped-up cardboard.The ideal compost-pile ratio is 50% green material to 50% brown material.
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