OK, but is there any real danger of being "affectionate" with a couple indoor cats?
On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 9:45 PM, Redghost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Grandad had a garden that used composted waste. He had a little > outdoor privy with a half whiskey barrel for solids and a hay pile > for liquids. The solids were covered with sawdust after each use and > stirred once a week. The hay was mostly to absorb the Olympia beer > he kept by the multicase in the shed after passing it. > > When the stink got too bad he would empty and turn the two together > in a pile of dirt, let it sit for a few weeks until he had more to > add, and use it all to amend the soil after the harvest. The plant > matter was tossed in a wire bin, mixed with left over young waste for > starting up the pile again in the spring. > > clay > > BTW-- the food he grew was really tasty until I was old enough to get > drug into his compost scheme as a tween. > > > On 11 Jul 2008, at 13:52, Curt Raymond wrote: > > > The wood will suck up the nitrogen at first but as it breaks down > > it'll release it all again. Notice I said to use PINE and notice I > > said it'd take a year. It'll be super high quality compost at the > > end. I've used loads of sawdust in my compost during the summer > > when I could get it for the asking and leaves were months away. The > > sawdust keeps the food waste from smelling bad very effectively. > > If you're in a hurry a cup of high nitrogen fertilizer accelerates > > the process very nicely. So does peeing on the pile although I'm > > guessing that'd be undesireable in front of LT Don's office. > > > > I know of a guy who composts almost stricktly with urine and pine > > sawdust. Makes some very nice high quality sawdust. Theres also the > > whole humanure movement that uses sawdust primarily. > > > > I compost EVERYTHING and some "book learned" composters recoil at > > my use of meat, milk and bread. I figure it'll all break down in > > the normal way of things. I let it sit for a year before use so its > > well aged. Any pathogens get killed when the pile is 160F... > > > > -Curt > > > > --- On Fri, 7/11/08, Rich Thomas > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: OT Compost > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Mercedes Discussion List" > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Date: Friday, July 11, 2008, 4:47 PM > > > > You don't want to use wood chips or sawdust in your compost as these > > suck huge amounts of (I think) nitrogen from the other stuff to > > decompose, and leave the compost unbalanced. This I learned from a > > Master Gardener who recoiled in horror when I proposed using the waste > > from my woodworking in the bin. Also do not use sawdust for mulch > > as it > > has the same effect on whatever it is mulching. > > > > Best mix is the coffee grounds (Starbucks will give you big bags for > > free), a mix of brown (leaves) and green (grass clippings), and all > > your > > kitchen fruit and veggie scraps, keep it moist (not wet) and stir it > > occasionally to keep air in there for the aerobic critters to do > > their work. > > > > I hauled about 200lb of the stuff from Houston to SC in my truck, > > it is > > happily roasting out back with more new local stuff. > > > > --R > > > > Curt Raymond wrote: > >> Potting soil is a waste, make compost in it. Get a bag of pine > >> mulch, put > > about a 1 inch layer of it across the bottom. Put all your coffee > > grounds and > > any food waste in it. Put a plastic tarp over the top to keep the > > critters out. > > Every day at the end of the day cover the food waste with 1-2" of pine > > mulch. You'll need a couple bags of mulch but its pretty cheap. What > > you'll create in a year will be WAY better than any potting soil > > you could > > buy. > >> > >> If you had a source of free sawdust you could use that. You could > >> also use > > shredded paper but add a lot more of it. In fact you could fill the > > thing with > > shredded paper and then bury your food waste (don't forget coffee > > grounds!) > > in it. That'll settle fast, you'll need to add lots more paper. Tell > > your boss its an environmental statement, maybe you can get funding > > for it. > >> Starbucks will give you coffee grounds for free... A good > >> Starbucks should > > fill the thing in a few days. Coffee grounds will grow roses like you > > wouldn't believe. > >> > >> -Curt > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
