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Adam Funk wrote: I've been putting pistachio shells in my worm/compost bin with the rest of the kitchen waste. They don't break down quickly, but (unlike avocado stones, for example), they aren't big enough to be a nuisance in the output. But I've used cocoa shell mulch in the past, and I'm wondering whether pistachio shells might also be useful as mulch. Any ideas? They would be fine, but you must spend a fortune on pistachios! Also, is the salt likely to be harmful? No. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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I've been putting pistachio shells in my worm/compost bin with the
rest of the kitchen waste. They don't break down quickly, but (unlike avocado stones, for example), they aren't big enough to be a nuisance in the output. But I've used cocoa shell mulch in the past, and I'm wondering whether pistachio shells might also be useful as mulch. Any ideas? Also, is the salt likely to be harmful? |
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On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:58:29 +0100, Adam Funk
wrote: I've been putting pistachio shells in my worm/compost bin with the rest of the kitchen waste. They don't break down quickly, but (unlike avocado stones, for example), they aren't big enough to be a nuisance in the output. But I've used cocoa shell mulch in the past, and I'm wondering whether pistachio shells might also be useful as mulch. Any ideas? Also, is the salt likely to be harmful? I have used pistachio shells for mulch. They seem to be OK. They turn black after a few days - I don't know why. The ones I get are unsalted so I can't answer on if it's harmful. Steve -- Neural network applications, help and support. Neural Network Software. www.npsl1.com EasyNN-plus. Neural Networks plus. www.easynn.com SwingNN. Forecast with Neural Networks. www.swingnn.com JustNN. Just Neural Networks. www.justnn.com |
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Stephen Wolstenholme wrote in
: On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:58:29 +0100, Adam Funk wrote: I've been putting pistachio shells in my worm/compost bin with the rest of the kitchen waste. They don't break down quickly, but (unlike avocado stones, for example), they aren't big enough to be a nuisance in the output. But I've used cocoa shell mulch in the past, and I'm wondering whether pistachio shells might also be useful as mulch. Any ideas? Also, is the salt likely to be harmful? I have used pistachio shells for mulch. They seem to be OK. They turn black after a few days - I don't know why. The ones I get are unsalted so I can't answer on if it's harmful. Steve You must get yours from your local international food hall? My OH has her history from overseas and uses them when she cooks. We buy them in 1kg packs along with other items, such as chillies which loose work out at 2p each. Curry powder(varius kinds)often called garam by the kilo and lasts us months for a bit over a quid. Try that at Asda. Even english onions, the eye watering kind are a few pence per kilo. We always put pist. shells in the compost and even though they appear hard, I have never come across one while turning over the heap and over a year, we must put thousands in. Never thought using as a mulch, but should I think. I find the salted ones yuk. But is it only the kernel with the salt? Does the shell have large ammounts of salt? I don't know. Baz |
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On 10/08/2011 14:22, in article , "Baz" wrote: I find the salted ones yuk. But is it only the kernel with the salt? Does the shell have large ammounts of salt? I don't know. The whole thing is rolled in salt so there is a superficial coating to the whole thing. If you suck the shells, you taste salt. |
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Kay wrote in
: The whole thing is rolled in salt so there is a superficial coating to the whole thing. If you suck the shells, you taste salt. Can I ask the question If you suck the shells, you taste salt. Erm, why would someone do that? Baz |
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On 10/08/2011 17:40, in article , "Baz" wrote: Kay wrote in : The whole thing is rolled in salt so there is a superficial coating to the whole thing. If you suck the shells, you taste salt. Can I ask the question If you suck the shells, you taste salt. Erm, why would someone do that? I had the feeling you would ask that! |
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On 2011-08-10, Baz wrote:
Kay wrote in : The whole thing is rolled in salt so there is a superficial coating to the whole thing. If you suck the shells, you taste salt. Can I ask the question If you suck the shells, you taste salt. (or just lick them) Erm, why would someone do that? To prove that the shells are salty, of course. |
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