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27-01-2004, 02:42 PM

(Tallgrass) wrote in message . com...
Frogleg wrote in message . ..
On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 11:29:03 GMT, BRS wrote:

Can I start composting kitchen scraps even though the temps are really
low? Even if the scraps won't begin to decompose for a while (it's
been below freezing for a while), is there any harm? Will things
break down on their own once the thaw comes?

Yep. Nope. Yep.

and keeping the compost in a black container, in full sun, will hasten
the freeze-thaw cycle, as well as raise temperatures within the
container. I have multiple tires in the ravines around here that I
plan to use as composters, as soon as I can safely get them up out of
the ravines.

Linda H.

The freeze-thaw cycle is really what does it. I laugh at people who
think orange peels can not be composted. A few cycles and they are set
to go. Winter kitchen scraps are usually fully composted by May in
Michigan.