As others have said, you don't want to compost in a sealed container. I
don't like egg shells in my compost because they don't contribute anything,
except the appearance of eyeballs. They're not really organic--calcium
cabonate, I believe. I dry egg shells in oven after cooking things in it,
and then grind them up and put them around plants that like lime (e.g,
hostas, asparagus, probably most vegetables.)

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Compostman
Washington, DC
Zone 7
"Thomas Neumayr" wrote in message
. ..
Mostly yard waste...I was just worried about the eggshells, coffee grounds
and veggie matter.
Cindi

"Paul Below" wrote in message
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On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 20:44:28 GMT, "Thomas Neumayr"
wrote:

Hi all,
I'm fairly new to gardening and wondered how all of you keep roaches,
ants
and rodents out of your compost heaps? My compost bin is very
low-tech...just a large bucket. Should I keep it sealed at all times?
Thanks for any and all comments,
Cindi


If you keep the bucket sealed, you will have anerobic bacteria as the
only thing causing decomposition. That won't smell too good.

What are you putting in the compost? Bugs usually won't bother with
yard wastes.