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Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:15 pm   Post subject: Filling a Compost Bin


I have purchased a compost bin and would like to know the right proportions of brown,green and food scraps to include to make good compost.Would appreciate any feedback.
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Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:28 pm   Post subject:


flowerlady I found this web site that should help to get you started.

http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/organicgardening/compost_1.php

Good luck!!


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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 4:43 am   Post subject:


Great info,
Thanks,
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Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 7:57 pm   Post subject: Composting Shortcuts from a Country boy


Dear FlowerLady,

Thanks.

Here is a rule of thumb to follow when composting.

brown stuff - leaves and twigs rot slowest

Wet kitchen stuff - corn cobs, broccoli or cabbage trimmings, leftover food - rot next fastest (or slowest)

Grass clippings, weeds, hay, straw - rot quickest

AND

You can speed up the Hot-Rot Process - by getting Oxygen to the microbes doing the work.

A - IF you have no nearby neghbors to object to the smell. You can do less work mixing in Grass btwn layers.

B - If you want to keep the smell down. And make Compost faster. Then you have to Jump in and actively TURN and mix the compost.

Alan

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Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 11:40 am   Post subject:


When you put in food scraps, remember: no meat, no dairy!

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