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New to Composting
"PieOPah" wrote in message ... I am putting in mainly kitchen waste - like veggie peelings and a little garden waste. I would say 90% kitchen stuff and 10% garden waste (grass cuttings, weeds etc) "Derek Turner" wrote in message ... PieOPah wrote: Hello I'm new to this newsgroup and I am a novice gardener - I am ok at hard landscaping but know little about plants. One of my New Years resolutions this year is to recycle more so I bought a compost bin from the council. It's doing quite well and nearly half full. but I have a couple of questions 1 - it appears that ants have made a home in my compost bin. Does this matter or should I try and get rid of them? It indicates that your bin is too dry: pee in a bucket, fill it up with water and apply 2 - It smells and with summer coming I'm sure it will get worse - what can I do to reduce the rotting odour? Tell us what you are putting in and in what proportions and we may be able to offer some advice. Try mixing in with a fork some dry carbon matter such as torn up cardboard/paper, dried leaves, hay or straw or maybe best untreated saw dust. The kitchen waste is likely mostly nitrogen as are grass clippings and weeds. Using paper or leaves I have seen advised a 4-1 carbon to nitrogen mix though this may be a little obsessive. With the saw dust a 2-1 nitrogen to carbon mix I have been advised is good. With the sawdust you need less of it to balance up the compost heap than you do of straw, hay, leaves etc. Only use what you can get free however, it is not worth paying for as there are many good substitutes. rob |
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