Composting Corn Cobs

Corn cobs are wonderful in the composter but they take a very long time to break down. The smaller the materials you place in the composter the faster it will become usable for your garden. Many items like apple or melon peal can be easily chopped nice and small. Some even use an old blender to liquefy as much as possible, a good item to look for at yard sale. Cobs can be sliced but it is not easy. I take my cobs outside to an old patio stone or the stump used to chop wood, and I get a hammer. I then lay a cob down and beat the bejeeses out of it. This can be especially useful during times when you need to rid yourself of a little extra stress.

Buy corn from a farmers market and include the cobs in your composter. If you have a stressful job but you don’t have a composter it may be a beneficial time to start one.