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simplest composting
I oiund the best way to run a compost heap was to take kitchen scraps grass
clippings and with a small shovel bury them in the ground and each time picking pick a different spot.making sure to add water. the end result is the soil and worms break down the vegetable matter even whole grapefriut and orange peels (normally hard to deal with) No compost rotating /turning or adding things like lime.The soil in the plot becomes very rich great for spreading on garden elsewhere. simple? stan |
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simplest composting
"telstra" wrote in message
... I oiund the best way to run a compost heap was to take kitchen scraps grass clippings and with a small shovel bury them in the ground and each time picking pick a different spot.making sure to add water. the end result is the soil and worms break down the vegetable matter even whole grapefriut and orange peels (normally hard to deal with) No compost rotating /turning or adding things like lime.The soil in the plot becomes very rich great for spreading on garden elsewhere. simple? stan Yup it is pretty easy huh? My parents used to do that, put all the scraps into a plastic bag outside in the shade and after a while when they started to smell a little they would bury them. I now do the same. It's much simpler than using a composting pile, and as the soil here is mostly black sand it does wonders. I do it straight into my gardens. -- Remove "not" from start of email address to reply |
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... My parents used to do that, put all the scraps into a plastic bag outside in the shade and after a while when they started to smell a little they would bury them. Would putting weeds into a plastic bag kill them and kill their seeds or roots ? |
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"J. Morrow" wrote in message ... "Andrew G" wrote in message ... My parents used to do that, put all the scraps into a plastic bag outside in the shade and after a while when they started to smell a little they would bury them. Would putting weeds into a plastic bag kill them and kill their seeds or roots ? I have been told that if you put weeds into a black plastic garbage bag then leave it in the sun for a few weeks the temps inside are hot enough to kill the roots, weeds and seeds.... |
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simplest composting
"J. Morrow" wrote in message
... "Andrew G" wrote in message ... My parents used to do that, put all the scraps into a plastic bag outside in the shade and after a while when they started to smell a little they would bury them. Would putting weeds into a plastic bag kill them and kill their seeds or roots ? No, not the seeds, there is no heat generated. It should kill the weeds. Weeds will only re-shoot if you pull them out, then replant them nearly immediately again. Tazmans idea sounds pretty good. Weeds will die, no questions asked, and the seeds may. -- Remove "not" from start of email address to reply |
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simplest composting
Tazman wrote:
"J. Morrow" wrote in message ... "Andrew G" wrote in message ... My parents used to do that, put all the scraps into a plastic bag outside in the shade and after a while when they started to smell a little they would bury them. Would putting weeds into a plastic bag kill them and kill their seeds or roots ? I have been told that if you put weeds into a black plastic garbage bag then leave it in the sun for a few weeks the temps inside are hot enough to kill the roots, weeds and seeds.... There is also a good chance that most of the microbes will be killed by this method. Without microbial action the scraps won't compost. If you want to do what Tazman suggested it would be best to let the contents of the bag compost down in the shade first and then put the bag in the sun to kill any weeds. |
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