Des Higgins writes
On Sep 4, 12:48*pm, K wrote:
Des Higgins writes


We always used to put veg peelings on the compost heap but that was to
get rid of them rather than to make compost. We mainly make compost
from grass clippings and shreddings.

I put cardboard and paper on mine as well. In winter, it gets a high
proportion of card and paper, so veg peelings are a welcome addition.


Does that mean you put fish heads and meat scraps in the cone?

Everything that comes off plates after dinner, anything that has gone
off, bones (not much as most of the family are vegetarian), and yes,
fish heads. We only started it a few weeks ago for the first few
weeks it was smelly, I am hoping it will calm down. We did put some
stuff in that would stink to high heaven anyway (meaty bones). It is
a big cone shaped thing. It has a basket underneath that gets buried
about 1.5Mdeep. Initially it has no worms or wildlife. I guess they
will take time to find it.

When I lived in a house with no indoor loo, I had a hole just outside
the back door which took a large amount of urine (on a wet windy night
it's far nicer to use a bucket and tip it outside the back door rather
than head off down the garden and sit in a draughty hut), tea leaves and
veg peelings - it was as sweet as anything and produced wonderful
compost.
--
Kay

On Sep 4, 1:38*pm, K wrote:
Des Higgins writes

On Sep 4, 12:48*pm, K wrote:
Des Higgins writes

We always used to put veg peelings on the compost heap but that was to
get rid of them rather than to make compost. *We mainly make compost
from grass clippings and shreddings.

I put cardboard and paper on mine as well. In winter, it gets a high
proportion of card and paper, so veg peelings are a welcome addition.



Our compost is not great but it is functional (gets rid of peelings
and garden waste and makes stuff that can be dug in). In winter, ours
tends to sit there in a soggy clammy mess. It still works.



Does that mean you put fish heads and meat scraps in the cone?

Everything that comes off plates after dinner, anything that has gone
off, bones (not much as most of the family are vegetarian), and yes,
fish heads. *We only started it a few weeks ago for the first few
weeks it was smelly, I am hoping it will calm down. *We did put some
stuff in that would stink to high heaven anyway (meaty bones). *It is
a big cone shaped thing. *It has a basket underneath that gets buried
about 1.5Mdeep. *Initially it has no worms or wildlife. *I guess they
will take time to find it.

When I lived in a house with no indoor loo, I had a hole just outside
the back door which took a large amount of urine (on a wet windy night
it's far nicer to use a bucket and tip it outside the back door rather
than head off down the garden and sit in a draughty hut), tea leaves and
veg peelings - it was as sweet as anything and produced wonderful
compost.
--
Kay

I don't suppose you have thought of bottling the urine as K's patented
compost accelerator?

On Sep 4, 1:50*pm, Des Higgins wrote:

I don't suppose you have thought of bottling the urine as K's patented
compost accelerator?-

Too late , they are already selling it under the name of Fosters Lager.

In message
,
moghouse wrote
On Sep 4, 1:50*pm, Des Higgins wrote:

I don't suppose you have thought of bottling the urine as K's patented
compost accelerator?-

Too late , they are already selling it under the name of Fosters Lager.

Re-labelling it as a compost accelerator would at least save some poor
soul from having to drink it.
--
Alan
news2009 {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk

Des Higgins writes
On Sep 4, 1:38*pm, K wrote:
Des Higgins writes

Our compost is not great but it is functional (gets rid of peelings
and garden waste and makes stuff that can be dug in). In winter, ours
tends to sit there in a soggy clammy mess. It still works.

Ours is much the same. But the result is something which is far better
than our normal clay soil (we are bounded on one side by something
referred to on the Tithe map as the @clay field' and on the other by a
former brickworks). I leave t on top in a 6 inch layer - good side
effect s that weeds are much easier to pull out.


I don't suppose you have thought of bottling the urine as K's patented
compost accelerator?

I would hate to have to commit to a production level that I might not be
able to achieve ;-)

--
Kay

In article ,
K wrote:
Des Higgins writes

I don't suppose you have thought of bottling the urine as K's patented
compost accelerator?

I would hate to have to commit to a production level that I might not be
able to achieve ;-)

No problem. Just buy the appropriate quantity of beer.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On Sep 4, 3:00*pm, wrote:
In article ,

K wrote:
Des Higgins writes

I don't suppose you have thought of bottling the urine as K's patented
compost accelerator?

I would hate to have to commit to a production level that I might not be
able to achieve ;-)

No problem. *Just buy the appropriate quantity of beer.

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

As moghouse pointed out; it is called Fosters Lager.
You bypass the kidneys; just pour it on the compost heap straight from
the tinny.

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...
In article ,
K wrote:
Des Higgins writes

I don't suppose you have thought of bottling the urine as K's patented
compost accelerator?

I would hate to have to commit to a production level that I might not be
able to achieve ;-)

No problem. Just buy the appropriate quantity of beer.

Does it not have to be errrrmm processed before it is added?