tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823162730236792476.post67143797597726022..comments2024-03-27T09:49:13.188-04:00Comments on Content in a Cottage: My DIY Compost BinContent in a Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075511188721176895noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823162730236792476.post-61729661535488008082021-05-13T11:38:46.408-04:002021-05-13T11:38:46.408-04:00Lisa Nelsen-Woods -- Thanks for your compost updat...Lisa Nelsen-Woods -- Thanks for your compost updates. I have had my bin for 2 weeks now and I couldn't be more pleased. There is almost nothing in my kitchen garbage these days and certainly nothing that could cause an odor. I am especially pleased about not having banana peels and cantaloupe rinds in the kitchen but rather in the compost bin. It is absolutely life changing for me. I get compost tea after a rain that collects in the tray underneath. I use a turkey baster to get it out. I have been feeding a big English boxwood with it and it's looking much healthier.<br />Good luck with your double rotating bins. I will be forever grateful for your DIY instructions and helpful hints.<br />xo, RosemaryContent in a Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075511188721176895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823162730236792476.post-70085969492159616362021-05-06T08:31:51.682-04:002021-05-06T08:31:51.682-04:00Thank you for the tutorial shout out! I'm glad...Thank you for the tutorial shout out! I'm glad my DIY recycling bin tutorial is working for you! We used the storage tub recycling bin for many years and it was working so well for us that we eventually upgraded to a larger tumbling compost bin. We used that for many years until we recently upgraded again to a double tumbling compost bin that makes compost tea when it rains on the bin. Our soil is awful and after using the small DIY bin for so long we realized we eat so much produce we could easily fill a bigger bin with sorely needed compost.Lisa Nelsen-Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731962631056727458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823162730236792476.post-57052755574066010622021-05-04T10:28:17.547-04:002021-05-04T10:28:17.547-04:00mia -- I am only composting things that grow. No a...mia -- I am only composting things that grow. No animal products. I can't even compost anything that was cooked in butter or oil. The only animal scrap I compost is egg shells. I cannot even compost leftover salad that has dressing on it. <br />I think your township does not want people composting ANIMAL PRODUCTS like chicken skin, chicken bones, steak bones, animal fat, the remains of a rotisserie chicksn, leftovers from the Thanksgiving turkey and things like that. Those are the kitchen scraps that would attract critters and should go in the garbage.<br />xo, RosemaryContent in a Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075511188721176895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823162730236792476.post-41753170483003277362021-05-04T09:48:38.833-04:002021-05-04T09:48:38.833-04:00mia -- I have read so much about composting in the...mia -- I have read so much about composting in the past two weeks. If done right, there should be no odor. It should smell like EARTH. I found one site that teaches you how to resolve certain odors if they occur. There has to be the right balance between brown and green. I have a septic system and cannot have a garbage disposal. I am obsessed with my countertop kitchen waste bin and it's already half full since Sunday. I think I chose the perfect system for one person. When my first one is full to the brim, I will start another one while the first one cooks away requiring only to be mixed up on a regular basis. I'll be sure to keep everyone posted with updates as something exciting happens. If I can find that site about odor correction, I will add it to this post.<br />xo, RosemaryContent in a Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075511188721176895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823162730236792476.post-51172846090266756852021-05-04T08:47:06.840-04:002021-05-04T08:47:06.840-04:00I've been thinking about this for a long time....I've been thinking about this for a long time. But, it does take planning and hardware to get it right. It's that last mile that has prevented me from going ahead. I compost yard waste in a set of repurposed recycling buckets. Slow process, but it works. Some effort involved, and thought, as it is a chemistry project. As you say, lots of opinions out there on how to do it properly. I also have a spinning barrel, which was given to me. Oddly, it never really works for me. I'm doing something wrong there. But, occasionally I toss some food scraps in there to enrich the complexity of the compost. Apparently, the squirrels can smell it, and have gnawed at the lid repeatedly. If I bury it in the open-topped bins, they'll dig in and find it. So, I hope your system does not attract the many critters that share our living spaces. Actually, it is illegal in our township to throw food waste onto a compost pile, so I guess I shouldn't do that. I hope your system of letting it decompose first is the key. Keep us posted on your progress!miahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12057443314511326477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823162730236792476.post-8736719622829710602021-05-04T07:55:15.940-04:002021-05-04T07:55:15.940-04:00Pam -- I am especially excited about saving and re...Pam -- I am especially excited about saving and recycling my kitchen scraps. It doesn't take much to make me happy, does it?😂 I will continue to share my journey down the composting road,<br />xo, RosemaryContent in a Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075511188721176895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823162730236792476.post-369412275024743272021-05-03T22:05:29.982-04:002021-05-03T22:05:29.982-04:00I've been reading about composting and thinkin...I've been reading about composting and thinking about doing a better job of it. Well-made compost is such an asset to any type of garden. I look forward to following you on this journey, Rosemary.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495841077527091378noreply@blogger.com