Composting in August 2025: What You Can and Absolutely Should Not Add to the Pile.

A useful tip for gardeners: August is the perfect time to start composting, considering that it benefits garden yields. However, it is very important to approach the process of creating a compost pile correctly. Not everything can be added to compost during its creation.

What to Add to Compost

To the compost pile, you should include items that decompose quickly and do not create problems — green waste (vegetable scraps, leaves, grass), paper, sawdust, and dry branches. It is important to create a balance within the compost pit.

What Not to Add to Compost

You should not add fatty, sick, or processed foods to compost, as this can lead to unpleasant odors and the appearance of pests. Also, avoid scraps of meat or dairy products, as well as diseased plants. Compost cannot tolerate toxins, so it’s better to be cautious.

The presence of a compost pile in the garden is very beneficial for yields both in the vegetable garden and in the orchard, but not everything can be used to create it. Experienced gardeners have shared what can and absolutely should not be added to compost in August 2025, to avoid spoiling it and harming your plot.

More details on how to create compost can be found in articles: 'What to Sprinkle on the Compost Pile to Speed Up Its Maturation', 'How to Create Compost from Sawdust', 'How to Accelerate the Process of Composting Fallen Leaves'.