Why To Buy A Kitchen Composter
A kitchen composter actually has a very good use, turning scraps into something you can use. This means less garbage in your barrel and in landfills. It also may mean less money spent on fertilizer and compost for your flower or vegetable garden.
A composter is fairly easy to use. You throw your scraps in and punch a few buttons. Leave it for the time specified in the manual and when you open it up again you have compost to help fertilize your yard and gardens.
Of course you can always make compost the old fashioned way. This involves a barrel or bin of some type that you set far away from your house. You then simply throw all scraps into it and wait. Eventually you will get compost like this as well.
One of the biggest benefits to an electric composter is that it helps to reduce smell. Rotting fruits, vegetables, and other food can make for a very nasty odor. You still have some smell with the electric version but there are chemicals you can add to help reduce this smell as well. Some people add enzymes to theirs, this gives the smell of bread dough from the machine.
An electric composted can be put anywhere there is a plug in. This means that you might even put it in your garage or a storage building to keep any smell out of your house. The drawback to this is that adding scraps means totting them to where ever you have your composter located.
Go green today and buy your own kitchen composter. This is a great way to do away with some of the waste that comes from your kitchen and have plenty of natural compost and fertilizer right at your fingertips. Try it today and watch your garden grow.
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A video about returning organics back to the earth. Composting food waste and teaching others about the importance of sustainability
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The first of a new series of shows, hosted by Marilyn Morris, Marilyn’s Garden focuses on techniques to improve home gardening. In this episode Marilyn will teach you the surprisingly easy gardening tip of composting.
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How to Compost : Learn Organic Garden Composting Online : How to Quickly Start a Compost Pile
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http://www.TheRawFoodWorld.com, Today Angela and I went to the composting gardens in Ojai, CA. We didn’t even know this place existed and were very excited to learn about it. Enjoy…
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Composting
Wherever possible I think it’s a good idea to make your own garden compost. It not only saves you having to dispose of garden waste at the local tip, the compost that you make is great for the garden. There’s an old saying that goes “you only get out of the garden what you put into it!” and one of the best things you can put into a garden is organic matter.
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Urine for Garden, Composting Urine
Human urine is a great, natural, free source of Nitrogen for your soil or compost.
Flushing your urine after each pee, would waste thousands of gallons of water per year at home. Then, your valuable urine is not only lost, but it goes to a chemical waste center where they must use chemicals on all that water you flushed, since within the sewage pipes it has all gotten mixed with stool.
To minimize the water shortages seen in so many communities, an easy way to save water is by NOT flushing away your urine. Using for your compost or garden is an extra benefit. (If you just let it sit in the toilet bowel until you have a bowel movement, then the urine can start to smell up your bathroom, and your garden or compost would be missing out on a great source of liquid nitrogen.)
Try it…. it is much easier, cleaner, and normal than you might think.
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Build A Compost – Facts
Building a compost is not very difficult. The main thing that you will need is a lot of patience. It does not happen over night but it is worth the wait.
There are tumblers the can be used to speed up the process. Even the best tumbler takes about 3 – 4 weeks.
Just pick out an unused part of the yard, maybe out of sight even. A compost pile does not produce any odor, if it is done right. It can be unsightly though.
Once your spot is picked out then it’s time to start composting. Begin with a nice layer of sticks or some kind of course material. This will supply good aeration from the bottom of the pile.
The next layer start with green matter. There is really no good reason to start with green matter you can just as easily start with brown matter but you are going to alternate to produce layers.
Green matter items from your kitchen, fruit peels, vegetables, nut shells , coffee grounds and there filters. Just about any kitchen waste will qualify.
Brown matter is the items that will come from outside. Leaves, sawdust, wood chips, paper items (simple black and white print only), and sticks laying in the yard.
After these 2 layers add another aeration layer. Sticks, hay, straw or anything else course you can think of.
After the materials have been added put a little dampness on the pile. Not to much though think of a damp sponge.
You may add a handful of dirt every once in a while as dirt contains microbes that will help kick the compost process into gear.
Then after you build a compost stack you will just need to be patient. You will have rich compost to spread over your plants in no time.
When the items break down compost will be formed. But it does take a little while so you will need to be patient. Your garden will love compost fertilizer, it’s well worth the wait.
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Composting At Home – Simple Techniques
So you have decided to start composting at home. That is an excellent choice as it will cut down on the amount of refuse you are sending to the landfill.
Also it is a fine way to save a few bucks on chemical fertilizer. The fact is that you want to stay away from chemicals as it iis really not good for the soil long term.
Actually it is very simple, just pick a spot in your yard. Someplace out of site is usually best, Compost won’t produce a smell but it can be tough on the eyes.
After you choose your spot add a layer of sticks or some other course material. That way you will get good aeration from the bottom.
Then add some of your kitcen waste this is called green matter. Old egg shells, fruit peels, coffee grounds and the filter, nut shells. Just about that is organic can go in the compost pile.
Next you will want to add some brown matter. This is lawn leaves, grass clippings, herbivore droppings. Such as horse, cow, chicken. Stay away from cat and dog droppings, to many chemicals.
You may want two start a second compost pile for yard plants. cat and dog feces will be great for this, just don’t use on plants that grow food you intend to eat.
Composting at home is a fine idea that will save you a few bucks on fertilizer and growing your own produce will save you money at the grocery store.
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