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07-08-2017, 03:07 AM posted to rec.gardens
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composting corn cobs
On Sun, 06 Aug 2017 21:24:30 -0400,
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On Sun, 06 Aug 2017 20:45:09 -0400,
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Hi All ;
I find that whole cobs are slow to break down in the composter - so I
have been cutting them into ~ 5 pieces with a big knife - it helps
a bit - but I'm wondering if there is a better way - both in terms
of composter efficiency and to ease the chore a bit.
my wife puts up several dozen in the freezer plus what we enjoy at
the table I wondered if a big old heavy duty meat grinder would
handle them ? Would an old food processor stand up to the job ?
Any other suggestions are welcome.
John T.
Corn cobs take years to compost, so do corn husks... books on
composting say not to bother. If you have a fireplace you can burn
them and then sprinkle the ashes around your plants. I toss them in
the woods... if you don't have a wooded area nearby simply bury them.
Thanks - my back-up is to feed the livestock at a nearby farm.
They feed corn sileage through a TMR mixer.
I was just hoping to use our household compost in our own compost bins
- rather than _drive them_ somewhere ..
John T.
Livestock wont eat cobs, nor will they eat corn stalks... farmers plow
them into the ground.
I don't know where you farm, but around here corn sileage is
everything from about 6 inches off the ground - chopped by the
harvester and packed into bunker silos, leaving only stubble
in the field. Cattle eat it - mixed with hay.
http://www.americasdairyland.com/on-...ion/cornsilage
John T.
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