2009 March | Kitchen Compost

can u put rotten food in a compost such as kitchen scraps?

i do and im not sure if im doing it right

I agree with the previous answers, especially those who indicated that you don't want protein-based foods in your compost. Coffee grounds, veggie peelings, eggshells and the like are all acceptable composting materials.
I would, however, like to point out one possible consequence. I live in a rural area and I used to faithfully compost my kitchen scraps. One night I'd forgotten to take them out after dinner, so back to the pile I trotted in the dark. I heard a rustling in the compost heap, and felt a mist settling over me; a skunk was dining at my compost, and I interrupted his dinner. He retaliated!
I highly advise visiting your compost heap in daylight hours only

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Posted on March 31st, 2009 by admin and filed under Uncategorized | 8 Comments »

Which is better for a vegetable garden: Compost or Manure?

This year I'm trying to grow corn, watermelon, and bell peppers. Which of the two will work better to add nutrients to the soil, compost or manure? Is there the possibility that one of them could harm my crops? Will they attract unwanted insects or bugs? What if I use both the compost and manure at the same time?

The compost is the generic hardware store brand, and the manure is chicken manure.

Any other tips for growing corn, watermelons, or bell peppers are welcome.

Manure is mainly for grass to grow, and it is made out of animal fecal matter, so if you want your yard to smell, I suggest not to use manure.'

Compost would be better for the corn, watermelon, and bell peppers to grow. Guaranteed faster!

For your corn, make sure there are no yellow leaves, holes in the leaves, or any roots showing. If one leaf is infected, it will effect the whole plant. So cut the leaf off very carefully and spray it with hose water. PS It has to be hose water! Purified water has pesticides that can harm the plant!

The same goes with the watermelon. I don't have any good tips, but I do have a funny thing to do with them. You can take a plastic box (about 1 foot by 1 foot) and cut a hole in the top of the box. Make sure there are no other openings. Then you will need to stick a fertilized pumpkin-growing flower through the hole and onto the ground of the box. Let the watermelon continue to grown, spraying the stem inside the box with hose water every day twice a day. When it rains, hails, snows, etc cover the box with a sheet of metal, plastic, etc to keep the box from flooding. Then when it discontinues growing, break the box with a hammer/saw and pull the watermelon out. It should be square!

Bell peppers are the same with corn!

Good luck! I do hope this helped a bunch

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Can you compost recycled kitchen roll?

In theory – no (although you can recycle it).

I used to put a fair bit in my compost, soaked in water and shredded it does decompose but quite slowly I have to say!

You're best off putting it with your other recycling.

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Amount of soil/compost needed for raised garden bed?

I have two raised garden beds that are 5ft X 4ft X 10in. each. If I am going to do a 50/50 ratio of soil to compost, how much soil/compost will I need to fill the gardens? I want to buy at a supply store but need to know more accurately how much soil I will need. Any help?

You have approximately 20 Cubic feet in each bed. Large bags of Potting soil are 2 cubic feet. All bags are measured by volume rather than weight because it is more accurate due to moisture and material content.You will need about 10 bags. You will want to over fill your beds as they will settle during the growing season. You might try different mixture combinations of soil and compost.Planting Peppers and Tomatoes in the same bed will give you good results

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Recycle Kitchen waste by a simple method & save Green Envir

This clip is for making people aware of the kitchen waste and its effects on our environment. We are using one simple method to recycle the kitchen waste. The clip also briefly explains about this method. The method, if followed in detail and properly, will ensure that all the kitchen waste that is generated in our homes will be recycled eco friendly and in return the greenery will grow around us. The kitchen waste mainly consist of vegetable peels, rotten fruits and vegetables, leftover …

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Posted on March 30th, 2009 by admin and filed under Uncategorized | 5 Comments »

How do you make an inside compost bin using kitchen scraps and shredded newspaper?

I want to put it in my workshop during the cold months to decompose.

Okay..here is what I do. I have an indoor worm farm. I bought an 18 gallon container from Wal-Mart. This is filled with shredded newspaper and then put in an order of red wigglers. Not earthworms. Earthworms are not container worms. I drilled holes all around the area just under the lid to the container for air holes. It took me about a year to have a full producing, eat your garbage farm but I started with very few worms. The worms thrive on the shredded paper and eat all your kitchen waste except meat, fat and most dairy. In the spring I clean out the bin and use all the worm castings and doo doo for organic fertilizer around my plants and in my garden. The bin just looks like a storage container so no one even knows that I have a worm farm. I am not sure how cold your storage area gets but the worms can tolerate 50 degrees but not much colder. This farm I have does not have to be hidden because it just looks like a container. There is no stink and your kitchen waste and newspaper becomes some of the best fertilizer you can use.

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Is it ok to add my pompas grass spring prunings to my garden compost pile,other then them being very sharp?

Chop your Pampass Grass prunings up small, or shred them (even better) then mix them in with the compost and they will rot down in no time. I added un-chopped debris a couple of years ago and I still find the odd un-rotted lump! Good luck

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