How to make compost
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Nancy B
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How do you make your own compost?
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Janet Pizaro
on Mar 12, 2016
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I have a board on making compost. It has so much information, starting with how to make your bins and what you can compost. I am sure you will find the answers you need there. Here is a link: http://www.hometalk.com/b/7114186/composting-and-worm-farms
Valerie
on Mar 12, 2016
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I used two pallets--side by side total of 6 sides and hinged them together. For the front, I cut a pallet in half. Hinging both halves to each front. then took another 1/2 pallet and hinged it in such a way it becomes a "door" to open to remove compost. This door serves both sides of the compost bin. Everything goes into your compost-grass. leaves, coffee grounds egg shells, dog hair, dishwater, lime, potatoe peels, banana peels , orange peels apple cores--- NO DAIRY, NO MEAT. I use a bucket w/ lid on kitchen counter and add "stuff" daily then send it to the compost .My compost smells like rich black dirt.
Chances
on Mar 12, 2016
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Believe it or not I used lawn clippings, mulch a little dirt and cow manure and threw vegetable peelings, old dead flowers, etc. into a Tile crate that I put weed block in to keep all that stuff from falling out, watered it, covered it with old hurricane shutters and let it work-every so often I would throw more peelings, old stale veggies, leftover veggies etc. into it and mixed it up-it made absolutely gorgeous dirt that I planted with organic peppers, lettuce, tomatoes, basil, and eggplant and I am now growing food that I can and have harvested-I also acquired some worms somehow and they are making this dirt really healthy, but there was only 1 bag of dirt and 1 bag of cow manure and lots of vegetation to start with-
Paula Powers
on Mar 12, 2016
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I've never had true success with making compost in a bin. Either I forget to turn it or it's too cold or too hot outside, etc. What I do really like is to make lasagna beds. Start by layering pieces of cardboard, grass clippings, kitchen scraps (no meat products of course) egg shells and coffee grounds are best, leaves, newspapers, papers from your shredder, bags of purchased cow manure, etc. Within a season or two this will have decomposed down to a wonderful black gold workable rich soil. This works wonderful in areas that have clay or rocky soil. Hope this helps.
Jolene Turner Wilson
on Mar 12, 2016
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So much can be added to the compost heap, you don't have to have a bin! add shredded paper, torn cardboard, newspapers, flyers from the supermarkets, junk mail torn up or shredded, grass clippings, vegetable peelings, leaves, the pulp from using a juicer, teabags cut open, tea-leaves, coffee grounds, shred the cuttings from hedges, even old cotton clothes can be cut down and added. if you don't have a shredder run the lawn mower over the clippings several times to increase the surface area to allow decay, add ashes from the fire, any cut vegetation, banana skins, orange peel any bits cut from fruit, add worms and allow nature to do its magic. You can cover with plastic or old carpets, keep it moist to build up the heat, and turn every so often if you only have the one heap, if you have more than one heap or bin, transfer from one to the other ending with the final bin load that is ready for use, soil gold that you can't buy anywhere else and so satisfying.
Trish
on Mar 13, 2016
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I learned the hard way...if you have a dog keep it covered well or closed off. My dog kept smelling horrible and I couldn't figure out why. I spied on her and she was rolling in the compost pile behind the shed! I had it covered but not secured down. Once it gets a good rotten smell going (from food scraps I think) it's just like a doggie perfume counter for them. Ugh...she can't get to it now!
Jeanne Martin
on Mar 13, 2016
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