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Composting: Your First Compost Pile

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Starter manual · No. 84
A beginner's guide to

Composting

Your first compost pile
01Know your pileEvery layer, labeled 02What to buyAnd what to skip 03Your first compost pileA wire ring, one afternoon

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Composting · Your first compost pile
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Know your pile

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What to buy

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Composting · Your first compost pile
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Your first compost pile

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