Composting at an Apartment
 

Does anyone have suggestions for composting apartment-style? I live on the
second floor & my "backyard" is my porch.

Composting at an Apartment
 

Anaerobic in a tall garbage can on the porch.

I'd build a 2x4 'table' to put it on tall enough I could get a
5-gallon bucket underneath to catch the drippings and use for watering
my plants, punch a few holes in the bottom, and fashion some kind of
door on the side at the bottom to remove finished compost in several
months.

This will stink more than a normal pile so you will want to have a lid
that can be secured. However, it would be a very 'clean' way to
compost and requires no turning. Just doing kitchen scraps, you aren't
going to get much compost for your efforts, but if it is just for
house plants, that might be plenty! Come Spring that is...

Good Luck,
John

"ohberg" wrote in message
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Does anyone have suggestions for composting apartment-style? I live
on the
second floor & my "backyard" is my porch.

Composting at an Apartment
 

I would look at the composters he www.gardeners.com for ideas.

"ohberg" wrote in message
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Does anyone have suggestions for composting apartment-style? I live on
the
second floor & my "backyard" is my porch.

Composting at an Apartment
 

Sew-Sew Lady wrote:

I would look at the composters he www.gardeners.com for ideas.

"ohberg" wrote in message
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Does anyone have suggestions for composting apartment-style? I live on

the

second floor & my "backyard" is my porch.

Woof! Sorry, but I don't think you're really gonna want to make compost
on your kitchen counter! Those things might be all right until you
carry it outside.

If you're really serious about composting on the porch, you might want
to look at "worm composting". Try:
http://www.cityfarmer.org/wormcomp61.html or google it; turns up 12k+ hits.

Good luck!

DT

Composting at an Apartment
 

Just double-checking....you meant composting out on your porch?
The options are much different depending whether you meant to compost
indoors or outdoors.

"ohberg" wrote in message
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Does anyone have suggestions for composting apartment-style? I live on
the
second floor & my "backyard" is my porch.

Composting at an Apartment
 

Worm Composting. Perfect for small enclosed compost situations. No stink.
Good results.

http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/compost/worms/basics.html

Cowboy Bob

"ohberg" wrote in message
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Does anyone have suggestions for composting apartment-style? I live on
the
second floor & my "backyard" is my porch.

Composting at an Apartment
 

Worm Composting. Perfect for small enclosed compost situations. No stink.
Good results.

http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/compost/worms/basics.html

Cowboy Bob

"ohberg" wrote in message
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Does anyone have suggestions for composting apartment-style? I live on
the
second floor & my "backyard" is my porch.

Composting at an Apartment
 

Yes, I meant composting on my porch. I don't have the...um...fortitude to
compost inside. :)


"Sew-Sew Lady" wrote in message
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Just double-checking....you meant composting out on your porch?
The options are much different depending whether you meant to compost
indoors or outdoors.

"ohberg" wrote in message
...
Does anyone have suggestions for composting apartment-style? I live on
the
second floor & my "backyard" is my porch.

Composting at an Apartment
 

"ohberg" wrote in message .. .
Does anyone have suggestions for composting apartment-style? I live on the
second floor & my "backyard" is my porch.


Don't try the worms. My husband brought some of them home one time,
and I'll never forget the smell. Boy, do those things stink!!!!

Composting at an Apartment
 

"ohberg" wrote in message .. .
Does anyone have suggestions for composting apartment-style? I live on the
second floor & my "backyard" is my porch.


Don't try the worms. My husband brought some of them home one time,
and I'll never forget the smell. Boy, do those things stink!!!!