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Composting at an Apartment
Does anyone have suggestions for composting apartment-style? I live on the
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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 ... Does anyone have suggestions for composting apartment-style? I live on the second floor & my "backyard" is my porch. |
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I would look at the composters he www.gardeners.com for ideas.
"ohberg" wrote in message ... Does anyone have suggestions for composting apartment-style? I live on the second floor & my "backyard" is my porch. |
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Sew-Sew Lady wrote:
I would look at the composters he www.gardeners.com for ideas. "ohberg" wrote in message ... 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 |
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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. |
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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 ... Does anyone have suggestions for composting apartment-style? I live on the second floor & my "backyard" is my porch. |
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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 ... Does anyone have suggestions for composting apartment-style? I live on the second floor & my "backyard" is my porch. |
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Yes, I meant composting on my porch. I don't have the...um...fortitude to
compost inside. "Sew-Sew Lady" wrote in message . .. 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. |
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"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!!!! |
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"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!!!! |
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