Kitchen Composter Blog

Winter Cat Litter Composting Bed

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:33:54 +0000

Heaped up with straw, fall leaves and compostable cat litter waste, this worm bed should be relatively easy to keep warm this winter!

Back at the beginning of November I wrote about my fall clean-up efforts, and promised to provide you with an update on my outdoor cat litter composting experiment. As some of you will [...]

White Ceramic Compost Pail

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:35:11 +0000

http://www.cleanairgardening.com/ceramic-compost-crock.html

This white ceramic compost pail holds one gallon of material and features a charcoal filter that helps eliminate any smell. Like most compost pails, it serves the function of dropping off your kitchen scraps and then taking them to your compost pile or compost bin every few days or so. If you’re a little klutzy, you might want to consider a stainless steel or bamboo compost pail instead. Overall though, this is an excellent compost pail for your kitchen, and a wonderful addition to home composting.

For more information on this compost pail, please click the link at the top of this video description. Thank you.

Duration : 0:2:20

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Mark’s OSCR – 12-04-09

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:35:54 +0000

Hi everybody!
It’s been a while since I submitted an update on my OSCR. A ton of things have happened since I started.
On 11/21/09 I Added 3 pounds of vegetable scraps and 5 pounds of CG and left it uncovered. There have been some major breaches of the newspaper on the harvest chamber cables. What is [...]

From Apple Core To Black Gold – Accelerated composting

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:35:08 +0000

http://www.dailywebtv.com/Halton/video/13917 – The natural process that transforms organic kitchen waste into rich, dark compost is a long one in a regular backyard composter. The advanced method used at the City of Hamiltons Central Composting Facility is so efficient that after about 2 months the black gold is ready to be used to enrich soil.

There are two phases to this accelerated process. In the first phase, unwanted debris is removed from the organic waste that has been collected by Hamilton residents in their green cart and then it is ground up and loaded into one of 10 tunnels. It remains in this carefully regulated environment with ideal heat, humidity and temperature for breaking down the material for seven to 10 days.

Duration : 0:4:38

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50 Cocoon Challenge – Straw

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:20:05 +0000

Moistened straw plus 50 Red Worm cocoons – we are ready to roll!

The set-up of my latest 50 Cocoon Challenge (Straw Edition) came together quite nicely for me late last week (earlier than expected) when I hit upon some material – left in the bottom of my “Laundry Line Bean Gardens” – that had quite [...]

Winter Cat Litter Composting – 12-09-09

admin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:32:00 +0000

Whoops! I forgot to put a tarp over the cat litter bed before the big storm hit!

Looks like our very first winter storm of the year is here! Of course, I totally forgot to put a tarp down over top of the cat litter composting bed as I had planned! Oh well – no biggie!

I [...]

Kitchen Counter-Top Composter

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:00:54 +0000

Review of RSVP Kitchen Counter-top Composters.

Duration : 0:1:26

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Worm composting, what is the yellow liquid?

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:26:10 +0000

I saw on Victory Garden when the host was talking about worm composting he poured out this yellow type liquid and said to use it dilute it to one part liquid to 20 parts water. Where did the liquid come from? Exactly what is it? My worm compost only has dark brown almost black fertilizer. Where did this liquid come from and why don’t I have it? lol Thanks for the help!

I didn’t see the Victory Garden show about this. However I believe it’s worm tea, the liquid part of excrement. If you have a pre built plastic worm bin, there should be a spigot at the bottom of it. This is to drain off the tea, otherwise the bedding becomes too wet and the worms can die from drowning. This tea is then diluted as they said on VG and used to water your plants. It is wonderful fertilizer.

Worm Inn Journal-02-23-10

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:32:36 +0000

Recorded a new video today, after noticing that the level in the system has dropped significantly.
A couple of important take away msgs:
1) I am NOT suggesting that anyone should attempt to overfeed a worm composting system like this – ESPECIALLY not if you are using an enclosed “Rubbermaid” type of system. This is just me [...]

How To Use the All Seasons Indoor Composter™ Kit

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:38:59 +0000

*All Seasons Indoor Composter composting instruction

Duration : 0:2:49

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