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composting
I got a composter for Christmas, it looks like a big trash tote.
Do I wait until spring to start it (I still have Halloween pumpkins in a can outside)?
What can/can't I put in it? I am sure it cam with instrustions, and I could look it up.....but just wondering what you girls do (if you compost) that is easy. The easier and less messy it is, the more likley I will keep up with it!
I like to have a veggie garden, and am excited for the soil!
Re: composting
Well I compost but I don't have a can or anything...it's more of an area that DH sectioned off for me near the woods.
I don't compost this time of year because like I said mine is sort of far from the house and I'm not going out in the snow to do it...but if you have pumpkins I think that would be a good start and I don't see why you couldn't start it now.
Based on my understanding, the only thing that is a huge no-no to put in there is meat and dairy. Grass clippings, leaves, veggie scraps, tea bags and coffee grinds (filters included) are all things that I personally put in there on a regular basis.
I've read some places that you shouldn't put weeds in there because you don't want their seeds to go back into your garden but I put the green ones in there that don't look like they have visible seeds.
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I compost through the winter - it obviously freezes and won't be "active", but at least you are adding volume. You'll be surprised how fast it adds up!
It's pretty easy - just don't put in anything greasy (meat, cooked eggs, etc). Some people also don't put in things that don't biodegrade well (pistachio shells which are also pretty salty, or corn cobs).
Also once it is active you're going to want to turn it regularly, add water, and possibly some filler like leaves/grass clippings/plant material.
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I started last year, and bought a plastic bin for about $25 or $30 at BJ's. Right now everything's frozen, but I've just been throwing our stuff in there. Any veggies, fruit peels, coffee grounds (including the filters), tea, eggshells go in there, and in the summer I try to throw in dry sticks and leaves to get some 'brown' stuff in the mix.
In the warm weather I just spray it down once in a while and stir it up, and throw a thin layer of soil on top to keep it from stinking.