Compost cooked food?
I've been told not to compost cooked food (vegetables - obviously not meat!)
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Compost cooked food?
: I've been told not to compost cooked food (vegetables - obviously not
: meat!) : : Why is this - what difference could it make? : : Thanks : : One good reason is that it can attract rats and another is that it all settles into a 'mush' that does not allow air in for the proper composting to occur |
Compost cooked food?
In article 4kL2c.3018$54.1804@newsfe1-win, Trevor Tyrrell
writes I've been told not to compost cooked food (vegetables - obviously not meat!) Why is this - what difference could it make? People think it attracts rats. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
Compost cooked food?
In article 4kL2c.3018$54.1804@newsfe1-win, Trevor Tyrrell
writes I've been told not to compost cooked food (vegetables - obviously not meat!) Why is this - what difference could it make? People think it attracts rats. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
Compost cooked food?
The message 4kL2c.3018$54.1804@newsfe1-win
from "Trevor Tyrrell" contains these words: I've been told not to compost cooked food (vegetables - obviously not meat!) Why is this - what difference could it make? I do - and meat - if there is any left. Bones go in too. Especially bones. As long as you put in plenty of fibrous stuff to allow air to it, and you can keep the rats out there's no reason why you shouldn't. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
Compost cooked food?
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Compost cooked food?
The message 4kL2c.3018$54.1804@newsfe1-win
from "Trevor Tyrrell" contains these words: I've been told not to compost cooked food (vegetables - obviously not meat!) Why is this - what difference could it make? I do - and meat - if there is any left. Bones go in too. Especially bones. As long as you put in plenty of fibrous stuff to allow air to it, and you can keep the rats out there's no reason why you shouldn't. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
Compost cooked food?
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Compost cooked food?
The message 4kL2c.3018$54.1804@newsfe1-win
from "Trevor Tyrrell" contains these words: I've been told not to compost cooked food (vegetables - obviously not meat!) Why is this - what difference could it make? I do - and meat - if there is any left. Bones go in too. Especially bones. As long as you put in plenty of fibrous stuff to allow air to it, and you can keep the rats out there's no reason why you shouldn't. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
Compost cooked food?
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Compost cooked food?
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: (Robert) wrote: : :: One good reason is that it can attract rats : : How did rats survive before the cooker was invented? : : Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com : A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/ They were a lot slimmer and indeed all the fitter for it, in those days! |
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Compost cooked food?
On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 20:10:39 -0000, "Trevor Tyrrell"
wrote: I've been told not to compost cooked food (vegetables - obviously not meat!) Why is this - what difference could it make? I have a vegetarian compost pile. That is, only raw veg and fruit trimmings, coffee grounds, rinsed&crushed eggshells, etc. (plus the other usual non-food items). I don't add any cooked or prepared food leftovers unless they contain no butter, oil, salt, (salad dressing) because I don't want any grease or salt in my compost. Except for the first day after I put out a canteloupe rind, the pile is virtually odor-free. |
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