Now that you know what to compost and what not to compost, we suggest the following... Figure out what compost ingredients you have on hand, and what materials you can get for free from your neighbors. Then use the above charts to determine the composting carbon nitrogen ratios of each material.
Liquid Coconut Oil: A new product that appeared in stores as an edible oil in 2013 was âliquid coconut oilâ that is promoted as âcoconut oil that stays liquid even in your refrigeratorâ. It may be a new label and a new item in the edible oil section, but the product is not new at all.
Most coconut oil on the market now is virgin (cold-pressed) oil [source: Babcock ]. Even the defenders of coconut oil warn against consuming non-virgin oil, which is partially hydrogenated.If the coconut-oil defenders are correct, then great -- coconuts and saturated fat for everyone!rominent doctor Andrew Weil notes coconut oil's potentially damaging effects on blood cholesterol and opines that, unless more research can demonstrate its good health effects, you shouldn't use it [source: Weil ].