Comments on: The Trials and Errors of Composting http://www.blulow.com/2008/04/24/the-trials-and-errors-of-composting/ All about living green (BLUe + yelLOW = Green Living) Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:38:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Felicia http://www.blulow.com/2008/04/24/the-trials-and-errors-of-composting/comment-page-1/#comment-2626 Felicia Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:03:56 +0000 http://blulow.com/?p=32#comment-2626 Pat, I don't think you did anything wrong. I usually freeze some of my scraps during the winter months because my compost pile is frozen. Pat, I don’t think you did anything wrong. I usually freeze some of my scraps during the winter months because my compost pile is frozen.

]]> By: Pat http://www.blulow.com/2008/04/24/the-trials-and-errors-of-composting/comment-page-1/#comment-2622 Pat Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:13:11 +0000 http://blulow.com/?p=32#comment-2622 I thought compost was supposed to create enough heat to combat cold temperatures outside. My compost heap is frozen and I can't use it. All my winter food scraps are going into the trash now. I feel guilty. What am I doing wrong? I thought compost was supposed to create enough heat to combat cold temperatures outside. My compost heap is frozen and I can’t use it. All my winter food scraps are going into the trash now. I feel guilty. What am I doing wrong?

]]> By: Felicia http://www.blulow.com/2008/04/24/the-trials-and-errors-of-composting/comment-page-1/#comment-2592 Felicia Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:08:39 +0000 http://blulow.com/?p=32#comment-2592 SJ, you know its ready when you can no longer recognize the composted items. The dirt will look very beautiful, rich and black. My kids think I'm weird, but it's really a beautiful sight. SJ, you know its ready when you can no longer recognize the composted items. The dirt will look very beautiful, rich and black.

My kids think I’m weird, but it’s really a beautiful sight.

]]> By: SJ Gregory http://www.blulow.com/2008/04/24/the-trials-and-errors-of-composting/comment-page-1/#comment-2591 SJ Gregory Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:19:43 +0000 http://blulow.com/?p=32#comment-2591 How will I know the compost is ready to use for fertilizing my garden? How will I know the compost is ready to use for fertilizing my garden?

]]> By: Felicia http://www.blulow.com/2008/04/24/the-trials-and-errors-of-composting/comment-page-1/#comment-2158 Felicia Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:57:59 +0000 http://blulow.com/?p=32#comment-2158 Thanks for the great tips, Erin. I like the porch idea. My porch is a lot closer to the kitchen than the yard is. If I can manage to keep things from smelling, it might work out very well. Thanks for the great tips, Erin. I like the porch idea. My porch is a lot closer to the kitchen than the yard is. If I can manage to keep things from smelling, it might work out very well.

]]> By: Erin http://www.blulow.com/2008/04/24/the-trials-and-errors-of-composting/comment-page-1/#comment-2120 Erin Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:30:09 +0000 http://blulow.com/?p=32#comment-2120 To kill the smell you have to add dirt to a compost bin. The bacteria in the dirt will combat the bacteria in the food and help to neutralize the smell, as well as create a barrier between the food and the bugs. I just use a few open bins of dirt on my porch (I don't have a yard). I can't put paper products in it because I don't have worms to help break down the material, but all my food scraps go into the bin. I recently found that putting the food into old soy milk containers with holes punched in the bottom and then putting dirt on top, putting water on it occassionally, and letting it sit for a couple weeks will turn the food into rich dirt pretty quickly which I can then add back into my compost bin to cover any new food. To kill the smell you have to add dirt to a compost bin. The bacteria in the dirt will combat the bacteria in the food and help to neutralize the smell, as well as create a barrier between the food and the bugs. I just use a few open bins of dirt on my porch (I don’t have a yard). I can’t put paper products in it because I don’t have worms to help break down the material, but all my food scraps go into the bin. I recently found that putting the food into old soy milk containers with holes punched in the bottom and then putting dirt on top, putting water on it occassionally, and letting it sit for a couple weeks will turn the food into rich dirt pretty quickly which I can then add back into my compost bin to cover any new food.

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