"Alan Holmes" wrote in message
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"Spider" wrote in message
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On 04/07/2015 21:30, Alan Holmes wrote:

Been having a discussion (argument) about what to compost, so what stuff
should one compost or not?

Absolutely need an answer!

Alan


Welcome back, Alan! Nice to know you're still with us.

I have five bins at the moment and they make good compost:~)).
I compost garden waste inc. grass clippings, weeds (even perennial weeds
with the roots chopped off); lots of cardboard (not shiny printfed stuff)
and papier mache packaging, which the worms love and it breaks down well
(I find quality paper doesn't break down as quickly, but scrunched up
newspaper is fine); tea bags, despite the persisting bag; kitchen waste
(but no meat products and no fat); citrus and onion peelings I spread
thinly as my worms are a bit sniffy about them. Potato peelings once
zapped in the microwave for a minute, otherwise they sprout and persist.
I don't put bread or pastry in, as these can attract rats, and they're
better offered to birds. I occasionally put in a sprinkle of pelleted
chicken poo which seems to hurry things along nicely. I've even been
know to put ants in when they become a nuisance. They break the compost
down really well. When you want to get rid of them, simply add lots of
water which they don't like, or wait till they die naturally as winter
approaches.

It would be interesting to know what your heated discussion brought up
and villified .. and why.

Nowadays we quarell about almost everything!!

She can be VERY difficult about anything and nothing.

Alan


Who is "she"? I am also glad to see you back, Alan. I suppose it's an
easy assumption to make that if you suddenly come back to the group after a
long time having had health troubles, that it may not be you. However, if
a troll had taken over your persona, it seems to me that asking about
composting is kind of un-trolllike! New word for the next printing of
Collins English dictionary!