Lets compost
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greenmatter
there are lots of bugs in a compost pile but they are doing there own thing in there. the bugs that eat plants live on plants. anything i ever plant next to a comopst or leaf mold pile grows great. i have read that cut worms can be a problem in compost piles but i have never lost a plant to one. i have found centipedes in the grow room that i am sure got imported with the compost, but have never gotten any of the things we all hate..... borg,thrips, etc.
it may sound crazy but i worry more about the bugs that hitch a ride on my cloths than i do about what comes in with the compost.
i could be wrong but no problems so far
lol I'm not even gonna touch that.
you said crabs.
probably doesn't help you are using the other hand to scratch your burning crotch...
have you tried applying crab meal to yourself? It's supposed to make your crotch hostile to crabs.
have you tried applying crab meal to yourself? It's supposed to make your crotch hostile to crabs.
Well moving right along......
I Put a bag of cooked snow crab leg shells and claws in my compost heap, paper bag and all, with a couple handfuls of alfalfa meal thrown on top. In a week or two, the only thing recognizable is a few claws, the shells are gone. I thought it would take longer than that....shredder
I Put a bag of cooked snow crab leg shells and claws in my compost heap, paper bag and all, with a couple handfuls of alfalfa meal thrown on top. In a week or two, the only thing recognizable is a few claws, the shells are gone. I thought it would take longer than that....shredder
yup chitin is not as tough as it looks...
I just started a compost pile about a month ago. I started with a small amount of top soil, dead leaves, newspaper, kitchen scraps (egg shells, coffee grounds, fruit and veggie peels), rabbit poop, alfalfa. It seems to be attracting a lot of earth worms, which will help break everything down faster. I know the rabbit turds are readily available compost, but I have no use for them now, so Ive just been adding them to the compost pile and turning every couple days. Is there anything I can add to accelerate or heat up my pile. Ive seen compost accelerator at the farming storms but looking for Something I may have readily available. Will beer work?
Green stuff should heat it up. I would think the rabbit manure would work. Have you used rabbit manure before? It sounds like good shit,and farming the rabbits would be neat........maybe someday.......back to your question, grass clippings work well for me, compost tea will help, alfalfa or high N things work, but bakshi is like magic voodoo shit, it works that well. IDK about the starters, never tried them....shredder
starters are a waste of $$$
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greenmatter
i second that statement !..... if you want compost starter buy a bag of finished compost. way cheaper
lol I imagine with that much alfalfa it will be warm tomorrow.
Is it dry? Maybe it needs moisture...".scrappy
I watered it down, but I'm going to put some more on. I figure I have about 3 cubic yards waste in there, plus the alfalfa.
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bakelite
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I just wanted to point out that Oak trees keep most of their leaves through the winter and drop them in the spring.
-bakelite
I've heard that before, but the oaks in my mind dropped them in the fall like the other trees. There's a planting ritual that has to do with oaks dropping leaves in the spring, but I don't remember it since I've lived in places where they drop in the fall.
