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grassman84

Baked Goods

19 years ago

Do you all add these things to your compost pile?:

Homemade baked goods (cakes, fruit pies, cookies, etc)

Snack foods (potato chips, pretzels, popcorn, cheeze doodles, etc)

Bakery items (bread, bagels, etc)

Sugary stuff (frosting, soda, juice, etc)

I have read thru the faq and other posts and I have seen varying opinions. Is it possible to add too many carbs to a pile? Or for those that don't add this stuff is it because it attracts pests?

My basic philosophy is if I eat it, then I can put it in the compost. The exception is meat and fats/oils. I just started my first compost bin last month and it is mostly leaves and grass (with some newspaper). The kitchen scraps only amount to about a small bucket a week.

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