Comments on: My compost bin set-up. http://playinginthedirt.ca/2008/05/12/my-compost-bin-set-up/ (Mostly) Organic Gardening in the Durham Region Thu, 17 May 2012 17:37:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Arnold99 http://playinginthedirt.ca/2008/05/12/my-compost-bin-set-up/comment-page-1/#comment-13642 Arnold99 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:57:16 +0000 http://playinginthedirt.ca/?p=382#comment-13642 Write down the time, date and place of each incident, the names of any witnesses, what exactly happened and how it made you feel. , Write down the time, date and place of each incident, the names of any witnesses, what exactly happened and how it made you feel. ,

]]> By: Elaine http://playinginthedirt.ca/2008/05/12/my-compost-bin-set-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2225 Elaine Tue, 13 May 2008 05:01:13 +0000 http://playinginthedirt.ca/?p=382#comment-2225 Thanks for sharing your system. Very efficient. Composting is one of the most challenging activities of small balcony gardening. In the past I did vermicomposting and would like to get back to it. It's labour-intensive but the results are so worth the effort. My mom has the same black bin as you do. I save up my plant and veggie trimmings in a kitchen compost pail I keep on my balcony. (This pail is available from Lee Valley Tools http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=1&p=10027&cat=2,33140&ap=1) and take it to her place every couple of weeks. Thanks for sharing your system. Very efficient. Composting is one of the most challenging activities of small balcony gardening.

In the past I did vermicomposting and would like to get back to it. It’s labour-intensive but the results are so worth the effort.

My mom has the same black bin as you do. I save up my plant and veggie trimmings in a kitchen compost pail I keep on my balcony. (This pail is available from Lee Valley Tools http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=1&p=10027&cat=2,33140&ap=1) and take it to her place every couple of weeks.

]]> By: deb http://playinginthedirt.ca/2008/05/12/my-compost-bin-set-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2224 deb Tue, 13 May 2008 02:23:44 +0000 http://playinginthedirt.ca/?p=382#comment-2224 Sounds familiar, but the food scraps go to the worms around here. Sounds familiar, but the food scraps go to the worms around here.

]]> By: Amy http://playinginthedirt.ca/2008/05/12/my-compost-bin-set-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2223 Amy Mon, 12 May 2008 15:28:29 +0000 http://playinginthedirt.ca/?p=382#comment-2223 This is pretty similar to my own set up. I've got the same black bin but it's full so I'm letting it sit, and then a three sided wooden one as well that I'm slowly adding things too. I've got a mix of kitchen scraps, raked up leaves, grass trimmings and pulled up sod in there. I have to be careful to keep each layer of kitchen scraps well covered so I don't get a bear visiting :( This year I'm trying out the "keep it wet and turn every two weeks" method to see if things break down faster. I can't wait to actually have compost for my garden. This is pretty similar to my own set up. I’ve got the same black bin but it’s full so I’m letting it sit, and then a three sided wooden one as well that I’m slowly adding things too. I’ve got a mix of kitchen scraps, raked up leaves, grass trimmings and pulled up sod in there. I have to be careful to keep each layer of kitchen scraps well covered so I don’t get a bear visiting :( This year I’m trying out the “keep it wet and turn every two weeks” method to see if things break down faster. I can’t wait to actually have compost for my garden.

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