Is Composting Vegetation a Good Alternative to Prevent Fire Damage in Virginia?

6/7/2022 (Permalink)

We respond to fire damage emergencies 24-hours a day in St. Louis County.

Do you know that escaped yard debris burns are the number one cause of wildfires in Minnesota? The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages people to burn vegetation like grass, leaves, brush, and untreated lumber before the snow melts each year. If this is not possible, they suggest using chipping and composting methods as an alternative to burning. Our Aitkin, Carlton, and West St. Louis Counties teams respond to fire damage emergencies each year in Virginia and share these tips from the DNR about composting:

Greens: Green leaves, plant trimmings, and green grass clippings. These materials provide nitrogen and act as a source of protein for the microbes.

Browns: Wood chips, sawdust, twigs, brown grass, brown leaves, straw, and shredded newspaper (recycle if not needed) are carbon sources that provide energy for the microbes.

Tips:

• When you use grass clippings, do so sparingly and be sure to mix them into your pile—not doing so can cause odors
• Food scraps—vegetables, fruits, coffee grounds, and tea bags—also provide nitrogen but may attract pests. If you decide to use food scraps, do so cautiously
• Monitor your compost pile and remove or treat any weeds that germinate

• The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has a Compost facility Site Locator you can use if you don’t want to compost in your own yard

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When your Aitkin home or commercial business has fire damage, our Aitkin, Carlton, and West St. Louis Counties team is Here to Help. ® Call us today at 218-879-6141.

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