Garlic stalks for the compost heap

Sunflower

I have a good few garlic stalks and i am wondering are they nitrogen or carbon, i.e green or brown.

Thanks.

tagwex · Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 3:12 pm Post subject:

Sunflower · Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:22 am Post subject:

Thanks for that useful information.

But I still don't know if garlic stalks are regarded as green or brown with respect to composting.

tagwex · Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:03 am Post subject:

Does it actually matter? They can be thrown into the compost heap as per the article.

Sunflower · Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:33 pm Post subject:

I'd say it matters because it is important to get the correct balance of brown to green and I have a lot of garlic up to 1/12 of a acre.

tagwex · Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:02 pm Post subject:

Well that quantity makes a difference, I presumed it was just a few stalks. Can you define your understanding of brown and green.

Sunflower · Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:12 pm Post subject:

https://www.thespruce.com/composting-greens-and-browns-2539485

Browns add carbon
Greens add nitrogen, the main fuel for the compost.

tagwex · Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 11:30 am Post subject:

Green

Sunflower · Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 4:37 pm Post subject:

Thank you.

newspade · Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 11:35 pm Post subject:

Not sure, but you could leave them to dry completely and treat them as brown.