Composting in Colorado
Question
December 17, 2024
I attended a Composting in the Desert class in Rio Rancho NM last weekend. Can this information I received apply to my son’s family in Colorado? I wanted to share this information I received with them? Or is they other composting websites that I can use?
Answer(s)
Answer by JZ: The composting recipe is universal so it would apply to Colorado. Your son may live in colder climate with more rainfall than we get. So evaporation of moisture would be less, but the general info in our brochure would be useful for him. He might get more specific useful composting info from his local County Extension Agent. This website might help him: https://cmg.extension.colostate.edu/Gardennotes/246.pdf
You may certainly refer your son to our website, nmcomposters.org
Answer by WR: I think much if not all of what you learned will be applicable to your son's family in Colorado, especially if he lives in one of the dryer areas of Colorado with a climate similar to Albuquerque (high desert). Please do feel free to share our website with them: nmcomposters.org. We have a "composting in the desert" brochure that might be helpful: https://www.nmcomposters.org/_files/ugd/9ed432_2efaef3fb0404de2b74b646940ed51ac.pdf
And this lists other web resources that we recommend:
https://www.nmcomposters.org/web-resources
If you want to let us know more specifically where your son's family lives we might be able to give more specific information.