Questionnaire 2 - Compost bin

We will now test your current composting knowledge to help you get the best out of your compost bin. To help you best answer some of the below questions, watch Council’s compost educational video.

Your answers will not affect your eligibility for the program.

More information about worm farming can be found on our Compost page.

Composting is similar to cooking, you need key ingredients to make it work. These ingredients are known as nitrogen rich or green products and carbon rich or brown products.

Nitrogen rich or green products are: (select all correct answers) *

Nitrogen rich or green products 

The correct answers are:

  • Fruit and vegetable scraps
  • Grass clippings
  • Chicken, cow and horse manure

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Carbon rich or brown products are: (select all correct answers) *

Carbon rich or brown products 

The correct answers are:

  • Dried grass
  • Small twigs

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The other two critical ingredients are: *

Critical ingredients

The correct answer is:

  • Air/oxygen and water

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You should avoid putting the following items in your compost bin: (select all correct answers) *

Aviod these items

The correct answers are:

  • Dog and cat droppings
  • All meat products
  • Plastic
  • Dairy products

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You add oxygen to your compost bin by: *

Adding oxygen

The correct answer is:

  • Stirring your compost regularly

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Your compost is ready to use on your garden when: *

When is your compost ready

The correct answer is:

  • It looks like rich dark soil

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01 July 2020