Compost Class at Portland Nursery

Today I attended a class put on by Oregon Metro about composting. This was located at the Division street Portland Nursery.

Why should you compost?

It improves soil quality, soil texture, saves money, and helps the environment.

Most of what Glen Andresen, our instructor was telling us was nothing new to me, but a few things that i did not know included:

1. If you put fruit in your bin you should bury it so it will not attract critters.

2. Openings in your bin should be less than 1/4 inch to keep critters out.

3. That wood shavings/sawdust has little nitrogen in it and can take a very, very long time to decompose

4. Those little black compost bins can be purchased for only 35 bucks.

5. And the best thing, after attending a class at Portland Nursery i got a coupon for 10% off of my purchase.