In article ,
Frogleg writes:
| On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 20:10:39 -0000, "Trevor Tyrrell"
| wrote:
|
| I've been told not to compost cooked food (vegetables - obviously not meat!)
|
| Why is this - what difference could it make?
|
| I have a vegetarian compost pile. That is, only raw veg and fruit
| trimmings, coffee grounds, rinsed&crushed eggshells, etc. (plus the
| other usual non-food items). I don't add any cooked or prepared food
| leftovers unless they contain no butter, oil, salt, (salad dressing)
| because I don't want any grease or salt in my compost. Except for the
| first day after I put out a canteloupe rind, the pile is virtually
| odor-free.

Well, I put turkey carcases, food beyond even my tolerance on date,
fish skins, old cooking oil, dead rats and an old duvet on mine, and
the same applies to it.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.