Bumps on the Road to a Greener City
Enterprising attempts at living green in the city can sometimes lead to messy or frustrating blowback.
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Worm Towers Revisted
I’ve been writing so much about WINTER worm composting lately that I figured it was high time I moved on to…uhhh…greener pastures (haha) – and what better place to start than with a post relating to one of my FAVORITE topics – vermi-gardening!
Almost exactly a year ago I wrote a post about a [...]
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Can a bin compost work without putting worms?
Hi I want to make a bin compost, the ingredients are paper, cart board, water, dirt, and leftover. Will it work without worms? Will they grow worms in there? What will happen there?
The other answers are completely wrong. There are several different types of composting. One is worm composting but another is just natural bin composting. You really should add other natural materials to get your compost going such as: grass clippings, dead flowers, sawdust, rotten fruits and vegetables, coffee grinds (including paper filters), etc. I have a bin compost such as the one you are discussing (as do many people I know) and it works great. The materials will give off natural heat as they break down which will speed up how fast everything breaks down, additionally, it will also create enough heat to keep rodents away and the smell down. Make sure to turn the pile occassionally and if it is dry add a bit of moisture to it. If you do have problems starting the pile then by all means you can purchase a compost starter at any garden center as one of the other answers mentioned. Good luck. Check out some of these links for help.
http://getready2garden.com/page6.html – there are some helpful articles here and some more here:
http://getready2garden.com/page4.html
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Gardening Rhythms: Composting using a Black Soldier Fly
Compost yard and kitchen scraps using the Black Soldier Fly. The fly never appears. It’s first eaten before it flies.
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Worm Inn Journal – 01-22-10
Well it’s certainly been a loooooong time since my last “Worm Inn Journal” entry, so I decided today was the day! I dunno if I have some sort of vermi-clock in my head or what, but I always seem to write these updates after a very specific amount of time has passed (3 weeks, 1 [...]
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Kosher Wars: Food Recycling
Seattle will recycle residential food waste as compost for parks and gardens; food waste accounts for 30 percent of city’s garbage, and hope is to reduce that by more than half
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How to Turn Over Old Leaves
Q. I have a lot of leaves in my yard, and I’ve waited till the end of the season to rake. What is the best way to deal with them if I don’t have a compost bin?
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One Person’s Trash…
…is a vermicomposters TREASURE??
I am often amazed by some of the stuff people throw out! Quite some time ago, my dad told me about some colorful trays that some local university students had put out for trash pick-up. Having spent enough time learning about (and of course taking part in) my vermicomposting activities/business, he knew [...]
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How To Compost – Alternative to Garbage Dumping
This is a video tip for “composting,” a better way to discard cooking scraps. Rather than toss into the garbage and contributing to land fill waste, why not compost? It’s easy and efficient and actually smells good if done correctly.
This series was shot and edited by Jeff Samaha, NBC stage manager/director and hosted by Annie Hauck-Lawson, Associate Professor at Brooklyn College and published PhD with a book called “Gastropolis.”
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Garden & Compost Bin
We’ve set up our compost bin, and are almost finished with our Square Foot Garden. We have to nail down the lathing for the grids and then do our sowing and planting. Finally!
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