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From: Cheryl Kemp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 3:05 PM
Subject: Orange skins in compost
Now I need some help with orange skins in the compost heap. A question from
a school
as they have losts of skins every day, is it ok to compost or will they kill
off all the worms?
I know worms dont like too much citrus peels and onions.
Any suggestions as to how to get rid of the citrus skins?
Cheryl Kemp
Hi Cheryl.
I agree with Gil (cats and all) . I would'nt feed citrus peel
to the worms but it should compost ok - around a school there is always some
grass clippings - try the peel layered with grass clippings and some sawdust
in a secondary pile. Once its broken down a bit you can put it in as part of
the main compost heap. The non returnable pallets make a good bin for
compost and keeps things tidy - keeps the town dogs from spreading it all
over the place of a night .
Cheers
Lloyd Charles
