do you compost your kitchen waste or throw it in the trash?
All of my scraps go into a special container then in turn goes to my sons kindergarten, so that they can use it for their compost heap….
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Global Worming
Vermicomposting! Using worms to compost your kitchen scraps for use in the garden.
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Are there any good compost pails for kitchens that don't smell?
I'm looking for something that hangs under my sink on a cupboard door, that I can bring outside when it's full. Any ideas of who makes one?
We use a little green composter with a carbon filter. It hangs on screws and doesn't smell. We can put it in the dishwasher as well. We like it!
PS says Busch Systems on the bottom – http://www.buschsystems.com
Hope that helps!
Cathy
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Recycle your kitchen waste
range of terracotta containers that aid composting from a hundred to a thousand rupees
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Where can I put compost if I don’t have a garden?
I want to compost my kitchen/biodegradeable waste and am going to get a little compost crock to keep in the kitchen. However since I live in a flat, I don’t have a garden to put the compost on once it’s degraded. Any suggestions for what I can do with it?
Have you heard of worm composting? It's an organic gardeners dream. I just bought 1500 red worms and now I am composting all my veggie & fruit kitchen scraps along with newspapers. I doesn't smell at all. The worms eat twice their weight is scraps a day. And they produce the absolute best fertilizer (worm castings) which you could sell at Farmers Markets on the weekends since you don't have a garden. Or put an ad on Craig's list. It's a great way to recycle, reduce carbon emissions and make a little extra money.
Also the worms will reproduce and you can sell them to organic gardeners to start their own worm ranch. .
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Compost Pile Heat
Compost Pile Heat – The compost pile produces heat; by the decomposition of the organic matter, the organisms produce heat as they break down, and then become earth. Once the decomposition has ended, the pile is earth and does not smell anymore. It cools, and finally earthworms crawl up from the ground into the pile. That’s how you know that it is completely finished – when the earthworms are inside. Once they are, do not add anymore undecomposed matter, but rather use this pile for planting or a light covering on the grass, and start a new pile. The compost is accomplished with leaves, grass and kitchen matter. ‘They’ say not use fish and meat, as that attracts animals. Always cover the kitchen matter with some earth/grass etc. because otherwise it will attract bugs and flies.
Marror = bitter herbs (root) – used to make ‘Horse Radish’ side dish (though how the ‘horse’ gets in I do not know). It’s made with this bitter herb (ok, so this is a little mistake. It seems the plant itself is called Horseradish’) and beets; maybe also some sugar, salt lemon and vinegar).
Arovos = Willow bush in Heb.
ADDITIONAL NOTE: Another great suggestion to compost in good time is to turn the pile every 1-2 days. I did this is over this summer (’08) and have a whole pile of finished compost already. What can be done with it? It can be used for flowers and vegetable gardens. Also, I saw in a grass care DVD that a thin layer can be spread over the grass. This will add earth so there will be more good earth for the roots. Also, it will slowly go down and fertilize the grass (free & organic!). I would suggest hosing it in, once it is down. I haven’t done this yet, but I plan to.
Also, in general, doing the compost also gives you exercise.
If you have a mulching blade and mow the leaves, now is a time to start a new pile fore next year. (Some composting can take place during the winter; especially with a large pile, but probably not as efficient as summer.
Video taken with Panasonic LZ2
p.s. I don’t know why this video has not received one rating or comment; despite the amount of views!
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Compost on food gardens?
I heard somewhere that it is not recommended to use kitchen compost ie. composted food scraps, grass etc on a food garden. I thought it would be an Ideal source of nutrients. Has anyone heard anything about this from either stand point, either to use or not to use? Thanks
Common practice is to avoid compost made from meat scraps in a kitchen garden, but this is really more because meat scraps tend to attract rats and other scavengers than for any other reason.
Compost can be used on any growing thing and in Organic Gardening it should be used on food crops as well as on ornamentals. That being said, the compost must be made well. A large compost pile, kept damp, will generate heat within the pile, so much heat that it kills harmful micro-organisms. However, the pile must be large enough to build up heat, and it also must be turned several times so that the cooler outside bits are also exposed to the high temperatures of the interior.
Rodale ( Organic Gardening Magazine) has good instructions on making compost, as does Mother Earth News. If you aren't making your own compost, but are buying it, most commercially available composts are safe to use on all crops.
Consider this: Some people advocate the use of humanure, yes, people poop. Once composted, and composted properly, even this substance is safe. The idea creeps me out, but if humanure is safe after being composted, certainly your potato peels and coffee grounds are no problem.
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Vermicomposting for the kitchen – France
Vermicomposting for the small house or apartment
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Worm Composting
A look into our Can-O-Worms vermicomposting bin.
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KITCHEN COMPOST CONTAINER?
home made say like a 5 gal. bucket or smaller that the lid screws on. Trying to figure about the lid on oxygenating with a few lid holes but must deodorize with a home made filter of some sort. I tried Coffee filters with a lite spraying of pure lemon juice. it worked for 24 hours..LOL. Anyone who has done this and it actually works, it would really help me.
why not deodorise every few inches with a sprinkling of baking soda and top off with a layer of lime that should keep the odour down
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