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I want to start a compost pile, one that’ll be ready by mid feb. I’d also like it to be fairly strong- so what breaks down quickly into organic nitrogen and carbon? If you’ve got some things, recommendations, or tips on making a good pile, please say so! Thanks!
I want to start a compost pile, one that’ll be ready by mid feb. I’d also like it to be fairly strong- so what breaks down quickly into organic nitrogen and carbon? If you’ve got some things, recommendations, or tips on making a good pile, please say so! Thanks!
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Tags: Compost Pile, Mid Feb, Organic Nitrogen
February 9th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
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banana peels
coffee grounds
melon rinds
egg shells
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February 12th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
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February 14th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
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You’re starting too late for Mid Feb.
Compost is organically de-composed garbage.
Temperature is a factor in how quickly the feed
stock breaks down.
Outdoors, now is a big refrigerator that retards
de-composition.
Get it?
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February 15th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
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banana peals, potato peals, carrot peels,strawberry husk, corn husk,….vegetable waste….then I go to the barn–and clean out a stall..that stuff can sorta exotic too….just keep stirring it up..it’ll get good really quick. I usually mulch in grass clippings all summer–fall leaves..all of it. if it’s organic I mulch it.
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February 17th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
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This site has a good list of what items to use for composting:
Good hints and tips on that site also.
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There is also an indoor composter available, like the NatureMill PLUS:
They claim you can have compost ready in two weeks
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And this site had instructions for an making indoor compost on your own:
They claim: “We’ve made hot compost in a 10-gallon box rather than 10 cubic feet — only one-sixth as much. Filled all at once, it got very hot, and was ready in two weeks.”
They also tell you what types of items you should use to make the compost and explain the “how-to” process pretty thoroughly.
*~ Good luck ~*
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