Mold/Moldy fruits and veggies in my compost bin?

Question

Is it okay to put this stuff in my compost bin? A neighbor told me no I shouldn't but isn't that what it's doing in the compost bin anyway is molding? I'm not using any compost medium, just grass clippings and fruit veggie trash. Won't the heat created by the compost kill anything that is too bad?

Answer 1

throw it in! composting is a polite name for rotting anyway. ;)
you might want to add a little 10-10-10 or 20-20-20 fertilizer to your compost to help get it cooking. a cup (more or less) for an average size heap.

Answer 2

It's fine, but make sure your compost runs "hot." Belize is right, throw in some nitrogen fertilizer......it doesn't have to be balanced, just 21-0-0 is fine. Making compost is really a balancing act between the "brown" or dry or high carbonous material and the "green" or soft or low carbon stuff. If you have a soil thermometer, you'll be able to determine if you are making compost or just rotted goo....your nose will also tell you. Practice makes perfect.........

Answer 3

It's generally fine to put all that moldy stuff in the compost. You're right -- that's just part of the decomposition process that happens in the bin, too. Don't worry about it!

Answer 4

No problem, toss it in. Just bury it underneath your grass clippings if you're worried about how it'll look.

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Answer 5

That's fine , if it's because they are old, & decomposing . If it were from a disease, that was attacking the fruit, while still on the tree , it might not be OK .Then it would depend on which particular fungus, & it's ability to survive the composting process .

Answer 6

what composts a pile of veggies & fruit are 'worms' they eat all and it gos thru them and that is what makes a good soil at a later date.
don't sweat the mold, what do you think its doing in the heat in the soil beneath