compost
Blattus Slafaly wrote:
kT wrote:
RichD wrote:
The local grocery has a compost recycle bin,
for food scraps etc. Even the plates and utensils
go in there.
I was wondering, what constitutes 'composting'?
I mean, does it simply get dumped into a big grinder,
or is there some enzymatic chemistry involved?
And who/how/where receives it? Is it really
superior to petrochemical fertilizer, or is it
guilty conscience liberal feelgoodism?
That's an excellent question, actually.
There are two methods of compost, both work fine. The object is to
keep the kitchen scraps out of the dry garbage, it smells terrible and
make sorting it almost impossible, although most recyclers do the
sorting for you now, so even that isn't a adequate excuse for not
recycling anymore.
The first method is to simply bury the compost in rich dark soil, or
even sand works. In this case nature just runs its course, although in
sand the ants do most of the work. Gotta love those ants.
Only IDIOTS use herbicides and pesticides.
The second preferred method is to mix the compost with leaves and
grass ABOVE GROUND in a geometry where the innoculant (some soil for
instance) can spread through the mix, and raise the heat in the center
of the pile to a high enough temperature where the plant material can
break down quicker, and only beneficial gases are produced. As you
will quickly see an entire civilization of bugs and insects and worms
and bacteria will quickly take charge of the situation and do most of
the work for you.
All you have to do is turn over and mix the pile every once and a while.
You can also have your bowel movements in a potty and dump it into the
compost pile.
Sure you can, if you want to RUIN your compost.
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