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If you’re new to composting, you might be wondering about the terms ‘green’ and ‘brown’ that seemed to get referred to a lot.You can compost the entire fruit, including the peels, which will introduce good amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium into your compost. Of course, this does not mean that you should simply throw in as much citrus as you want into a composting mixture. Known for his great generosity, his thoroughness and his sense of humor, he reached several generations of amateur and professional gardeners over his 40-year career.

Hot compost is the composting process where almost no heat is lost, which speeds up the process considerably. That being said, you may not want to use citrus peels in your worm compost simply because many kinds of worms don't particularly like to eat them.Place a layer of potting mix in the bottom of the new pot then carefully remove the plant from the existing pot.

Cut out all water shoots arising from the bottom or middle portions of the main branches, and shorten those arising near the tips of the branches. Don’t let the controversy around composting citrus fruits put you off by adding them to your compost bin.Green compost is compostable items that contain either nitrogen or protein, both of which are necessary for a healthy compost heap.