Composting in winter
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Jnet
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I live in Indiana, thinking about learning how to make compost this year. Can this be started in winter? I understand heat does help in the decomposition process.
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If you want to get started in the winter, indoor composting with worms, known as vermicomposting, is the way to go. See this from Purdue Extension: https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/HENV/HENV-104-W.pdf
Douglas Hunt
on Feb 12, 2015
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I compost on my patio... I use a large tub with a lid... works for me no smell... great results !
Margareth Whaley
on Feb 12, 2015
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I compost year round and live where it is winter a good majority of the year. My bins are open. I do it because I have a big vegetable garden and I also like to supplement my flower beds and pots with compost. I also figure kitchen scraps have to go somewhere other than the garbage. It doesn't actively break down much through the cold, but if you do start in the winter, then when the weather warms, you will have a nice pile all ready to start composting. In the winter, you can balance your green kitchen scraps with shredded newspaper, used paper towels and empty toilet paper rolls (http://compostingtips.info/composting-paper/)
Colleen
on Feb 13, 2015
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I live in NC started turning the soil in my small garden after growing season. Made a compost pile in the soil. The soil is looking a lot healthier this year. It is a learning process for me. I pray before planting, asking God to help me succeed so that I can feed my neighbors too.
Kim Crawley
on Feb 13, 2015
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No reason you cannot put your compostables (is that a word :-) ?) out in the winter. They won't decompose much, but why throw them away? They will when it warms up. I don't live in Canada, like Colleen who added her comment, but I do live in the far north of the US and I've been putting my compostables out all winter for two years now. I'll have to do some turning once we thaw out, but the important thing is the stuff is out there instead of at the landfill.
Janinne P
on Feb 13, 2015
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Thanks for sharing everyone! It is nice to have a place mature adults can talk about gardening & brainstorm ideas. Have a great weekend, calling for snow here in NC next Tues&Wed!
Kim Crawley
on Feb 13, 2015
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