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  1. The second largest material sent to landfills is yard waste, all of which could be composted. What percent of our trash is yard waste?
    48%
    18%
    7%
    4%
    For help go to US EPA website
  2. All of the following can go into a compost pile, except:
    Grass clippings
    Vegetable and fruit peelings
    Meat scraps
    Tree branches and vines
  3. Composting using worms is called:
     Wormology
    Vermicomposting
    Wiggly Compost
    Casting
  4. One advantage to composting organic material is:
     Composting is a slow process making it difficult to mess up.
    Composting takes very little space.
    Composting provides an alternative solution to throwing away (landfilling) organic waste.
    Composting provides material to aiding in the planting in seedlings.
  5. Invertebrates and microorganisms in compost are key to the breakdown of the organic materials into a rich soil-like product.
     True
    False
  6. To compost properly, you must first purchase special, expensive tools and containers.
    True
    False
  7. Compost tea is a method of taking equal parts of compost and water and letting it sit for awhile. The liquid is then used to give plants a “quick boost”.
    True
    False
  8. The process of decomposition is taking place in your compost pile. What percent in volume reduction should you expect to see when you compost is finished and ready for use?
    70%
    50%
    25%
    10%
  9. Grass clippings are acceptable to go into your compost pile, but a better solution is to green cycle. Green cycle means to:
     taking grass clippings and mixing it with a green chemical to speed up the breakdown of the material
    bagging your grass clippings and letting them sit for a few months to decompose in the bags
    bagging grass and allowing your local compost facility to pick up the grass
    cut only small amounts of grass and let it lie on the ground, providing nutrients back to the soil
    Visit this website to find out more about grass cycling
  10. When using worms compost, you should wear face protection because the worm bin will smell while the worms do their job.
     True
    False

    Visit the Happy D Ranch at www.happydranch.com to find out more worm composting.