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Composting
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Posted: Jun/29/2008 9:13 AM PST
Hi All, I want to start a small kitchen compost bin. Any suggestions on how to begin and what to use? Thanks for your future input. Ilene |
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Posted: Jun/29/2008 10:34 AM PST
Welcome ilene! I think you will get more answers to your question from other composting fans if you scroll down a bit and make your post in the "Composting" forum under "Garden Practices" section. Not saying you won't get answers here, but more likely to be seen there. As for me, I keep a small ceramic compost container (with a vented lid) on my kitchen counter. It is a container made specifically for kitchen waste. In go my coffee grounds, eggshells, veggie peels, etc. When it is full, I empty it into my compost bin in the back yard. I don't waste nuthin'  !!
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Posted: Jul/04/2008 5:00 AM PST
Good Morning, Thank you for your suggestions. I also have a small plastic bag that I have already filled with coffee grinds and veggie waste. I have had to move that bag into my gardenshed and start another. My husband calls it my science experiment! Now I really do want to buy the barrel type that I can rotate/spin. However, how do I get the earthworms in there? Dig them up and simply put them in? Thank you again, have a wonderful and safe July 4th! Ilene |
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Posted: Jul/04/2008 5:16 AM PST
If you know where to find them, digging for worms is fun. |
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Posted: Jul/04/2008 10:03 AM PST
Quote: Originally posted by ilene Now I really do want to buy the barrel type that I can rotate/spin. However, how do I get the earthworms in there?You've got two different concepts mixed together there, ilene. The point of the rotating barrel composter is to generate a lot of heat and make compost in a very short time with the help of microorganisms. Worms can't stand that kind of heat. Worm composters are generally rectangular affairs that sit right on the surface of the ground so the worms can move freely, though you can get (or build) a vermicomposter that provides bedding for the little darlings. Tumbling is out of the question however. The poor fellas get constipated when they're dizzy. |
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