Compost Production Guide
This Compost Production Guide helps growers make compost. Fill it in by hand and keep it with your farm records for later seasons.
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The steps on this page
- Pick a site with drainage
- Gather feedstocks
- Balance carbon and nitrogen sources
- Build the pile or windrow
- Turn and monitor temperature
- Keep moisture right
- Cure the finished compost
- Test before use
How to use this guide
Follow the steps in order and write down any changes you make. Where your equipment or product has instructions, those come first.
Where to check the details
This sheet is a general template, so confirm specifics with your own manuals, labels and local rules. For current official guidance, start with USDA NRCS and eXtension.
For more in this area, see the Crop Calendar. Between chores, farm.FM has farm humor, including Rural Voters’ Breaking Point Sits Below Cost of Production, and farming farm stories.