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| I have been composting for over a year and have some very nice stuff to put in my carden this year along with the load of chicken manure that I am going to age until next year. I am pretty knowledgeable about what I think should go into a pile but I came across this list that I think has some questionable items on it. The ones that contain dairy products are the ones I question (old yogurt, soggy cereal, etc). Let me know what you think about those and any others you may find that you don't think should be thrown in there.
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| I've composted small amounts of dairy with no problems, but I do question how long some of those things would take to completely break down. Wood chips, tree bark, and cattail reeds, depending on the size could take awhile, as could leather items. Since I only occasionally hot compost I'd not use many of those things. I question whether Ivory soap is a completely natural product so I know I wouldn't compost it. I wouldn't bother composting peat moss either but would mix it with the finished compost if I needed to use it up. I'd also be careful to not add too much wood ash or minerals as they don't decompose and could alter the pH and cause an imbalance that's difficult to restore. In a good hot compost everything else on that list would decompose fairly quickly tho - except maybe those little olive pits. Warning - wedding bouquets are composed of more than organic materials, they have wires and plastic stuff also so one should gleefully rip it apart to remove those things OR ceremonially burn/trash it if it no longer has sentimental value! ;-D |
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- Posted by shermthewerm (My Page) on Tue, Apr 26, 11 at 11:03
| "Bee droppings"...? |
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| Great list. The only thing I see that might be problemic is the unpaid bills. |
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| some of those made me giggle....... |
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| Everything except possible the harbour mud. Is that a salt water harbour? And is it from an urban location? Does it include the shopping carts and old bikes? You missed feather pillows and cotton clothing - I think. Can you alphabetise it next time, please? |
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- Posted by Shane_Genziuk (My Page) on Wed, Apr 27, 11 at 8:52
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| "I came across this list that I think has some questionable items on it. The ones that contain dairy products are the ones I question (old yogurt, soggy cereal, etc)." That is some list! I'm feeling so very limited, what with my kitchen compost bucket and dried leaves. Where's the okapi manure, blue-footed booby droppings, and shredded CIA files when I need them! OK....your comment re: dairy. I no longer eat any dairy, but in the past, I never worried too much about what I put in my compost piles. Meat, fish, dairy, they've all gone in. Even before setting up piles, we've had the following on our property: feral cats, foxes, coyote, rats. Am I going to attract animals? Nope...They're already here! |
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