Composting after oil extraction ?

[Cuddles]

Okay, so I always compost all my left over plant materials - mostly fruit, veggies etc. Luckily our building of flats has one of those waste bins for this sort of thing. It´s basically just like a compost heap but it gets taken away someplace else for the actual composting.
But I´ve never been too sure about putting the left over weed after oil extraction into this bin. I´m a little worried about the alcohol.

So my question to all those of you who have gardens is:
Do you put your weed onto your garden compost? Do you rinse if first or let the alcohol evaporate...

...Or should I just keep disposing of it in the regular waste bins. This would also be more discreet I guess.

 

[Creeperpark]

Okay, so I always compost all my left over plant materials - mostly fruit, veggies etc. Luckily our building of flats has one of those waste bins for this sort of thing. It´s basically just like a compost heap but it gets taken away someplace else for the actual composting.
But I´ve never been too sure about putting the left over weed after oil extraction into this bin. I´m a little worried about the alcohol.

So my question to all those of you who have gardens is:
Do you put your weed onto your garden compost? Do you rinse if first or let the alcohol evaporate...

...Or should I just keep disposing of it in the regular waste bins. This would also be more discreet I guess.

Good question friend. If it's illegal there where you live, I wouldn't put it where anyone could see it period. Detectives have been known to go through people's trash to collect evidence. I make a point never to allow anything to be seen by anyone period. That goes for thieves as well. Protect yourself and never take a chance.

 

[Cuddles]

Good question friend. If it's illegal there where you live, I wouldn't put it where anyone could see it period. Detectives have been known to go through people's trash to collect evidence. I make a point never to allow anything to be seen by anyone period. That goes for thieves as well. Protect yourself and never take a chance.

You´re totally right about being discreet and all. But I was also wondering about the composting process itself.
Growers do have gardens and it is legal in some places, so what do they do with the material after soaking it in alcohol. It still needs to be disposed or recycled somehow, am I right
Can it do any damage to the rest of the compost because it won´t decompost all that easily I imagine.

 

[Capt.Ahab]

I just pitch it in my barrel composter. I put it on top of the pile and let it sit for a day before turning it in . The alcohol evaporates and Ive never noticed any negative effects. Ive also put it in my veggie garden and turned it into the soil with a pitch fork. No problems there either.

 

[AnonMe]

I've been out of the grow game a while. I used to put a lot of iso washes and butane washed into a worm farm. At first I worried for the worms but it didn't affect them. NOTHING brought the baby worms to the surface like that stuff tho. For some reason they loved it. Not as quick as comparing but I got some great worm castings from it

 

[graser]

During the last run, the fan leaves and twigs were soaked in vodka. A little ginger and lemon were added to round off the taste. It works amazingly well, one pint and I sleep like a baby and tastes good too.
After filtering, I rinsed the leftovers once with water and composted them in the bokashi. This worked well and I will do it again.
Disposing of the plant remains in the garbage seems much more conspicuous to me and not nearly as effective.

 

[Cuddles]

During the last run, the fan leaves and twigs were soaked in vodka. A little ginger and lemon were added to round off the taste. It works amazingly well, one pint and I sleep like a baby and tastes good too.
After filtering, I rinsed the leftovers once with water and composted them in the bokashi. This worked well and I will do it again.
Disposing of the plant remains in the garbage seems much more conspicuous to me and not nearly as effective.

One pint of vodka will put almost anyone to sleep I guess
you can handle weed + alcohol together? wow.

 

[graser]

My mistake - I'm not familiar with the English units of measurement, I meant a shot glass.
Half a liter of vodka would put me in a coma, especially because I rarely drink alcohol anymore.

 

[Hombre del mont]

For many years I put all my waste straight into the compost bin after ISO and butane washes without an issue. These days I just throw it onto the garden as mulch.

 

[Azeotrope]

My worms LOVE it! Dried stems are ground a bit and added to the bins or our garden compost.

 

[CharlesU Farley]

I used to decarb cannabis, soak it in cannola oil, and use the oil for edibles. All of the leftover vegetable matter, I would just dump off the deck into the bushes/weeds. Never had a problem until I got a new puppy. She discovered the oily, decarbed goodness, chowed down... and got stoned as shit.

I had no idea, had other dogs and they never touched it. At first we thought she got into some poison or was having some type of neurological issue. Just kind of stood there, swaying back and forth, droolling, stumbling and then fell over.

I figured out what it was when I looked in her mouth and saw the pieces/ parts.

Seriously, this can be a very dangerous thing, so if you're not composting it, make sure you carefully dispose of it away from young, curious puppies.

 

[Cuddles]

My worms LOVE it! Dried stems are ground a bit and added to the bins or our garden compost.

Wow, I didn´t know that love worms like to party so much --- or have drinking issues?
I wonder if they get hangovers too lol

 

[Cuddles]

I used to decarb cannabis, soak it in cannola oil, and use the oil for edibles. All of the leftover vegetable matter, I would just dump off the deck into the bushes/weeds. Never had a problem until I got a new puppy. She discovered the oily, decarbed goodness, chowed down... and got stoned as shit.

I had no idea, had other dogs and they never touched it. At first we thought she got into some poison or was having some type of neurological issue. Just kind of stood there, swaying back and forth, droolling, stumbling and then fell over.

I figured out what it was when I looked in her mouth and saw the pieces/ parts.

Seriously, this can be a very dangerous thing, so if you're not composting it, make sure you carefully dispose of it away from young, curious puppies.

poor puppy

I agree, it´s probably safer to dispose of such material containing fats properly in the bins. Other animals get get to it too-birds, squirrels etc.

 

[goingrey]

Alcohol is created as a result of sugars decomposing. Having a little bit in your spent trim before you put it in the compost and not only as a result of being in there is no problem. Don't worry about it.

 

[exploziv]

Only thing I would worry about is the fire risk if it's a bin that gets hot in the sun, all that alcohool turning to vapors in a closed container can be lit very easy. I would either evaporate it in open air, run some water through it, or soak it in water before disposing of it. If you had your own compost pile, spreading it around would make it safe. Alcohool is often a natural product of fermentation/decomposition. I personally compost even old alcohoolic drinks. It's organic afterall..

 

[Azeotrope]

Wow, I didn´t know that love worms like to party so much --- or have drinking issues?
I wonder if they get hangovers too lol

Ha! Cannabis breaks down really well in their world. They get all the males we don't keep and any trimmings that are otherwise useless. The remains from making bubblehash just get layered in and vanish into the goodness quickly.

 

[Cuddles]

Ha! Cannabis breaks down really well in their world. They get all the males we don't keep and any trimmings that are otherwise useless. The remains from making bubblehash just get layered in and vanish into the goodness quickly.

I´m sure the plants alone are not a problem, although animals sometimes eat them. I was more concerned about the grain alcohol preventing the breakdown. After all it´s high vol and alcohol is used to preserve things too - fruits for example. (yummy)
But everyone is saying it´s cool

 

[ost]

poor puppy

I agree, it´s probably safer to dispose of such material containing fats properly in the bins. Other animals get get to it too-birds, squirrels etc.

have you ever watched birds on a plant full of seed?watch some time and tell me most critters do not have a endocannabis system!

 

[Cuddles]

have you ever watched birds on a plant full of seed?watch some time and tell me most critters do not have a endocannabis system!

All animals are affected by certain substances I suppose. Have you ever seen it one of those films or docus where monkeys and elephants eat old fruit and end up getting totally pissed? I think this type of footage is also included in ` the living desert` . I think this is the correct title and I highly recommend watching it to anybody who has never seen it before

I have had birds breaking and entering my flat a couple of times but I didn´t have plants with seed at the time, lol. I´ll be growing on my balcony this year (well, maybe) and we´ll see, that is if I get a male to donate some pollen
Might be kinda freaky though....

 

[royson]

Okay, so I always compost all my left over plant materials - mostly fruit, veggies etc. Luckily our building of flats has one of those waste bins for this sort of thing. It´s basically just like a compost heap but it gets taken away someplace else for the actual composting.
But I´ve never been too sure about putting the left over weed after oil extraction into this bin. I´m a little worried about the alcohol.

So my question to all those of you who have gardens is:
Do you put your weed onto your garden compost? Do you rinse if first or let the alcohol evaporate...

...Or should I just keep disposing of it in the regular waste bins. This would also be more discreet I guess.

I've used the leftovers for burning out prickles in my lawn,I've also dried them and used it as a flour substitute after making it into dust