Composting

It's difficult to keep the compost pile wet enough to produce good hot compost - the heat and the sun in Florida dries it out too quickly. And the raised beds provide too much square footage to pl...

Larry Hall has started an internet revolution with using Wal Mart grocery bags filled with soil & plants sitting in kiddie pools with about an inch of water on the bottom. I have not tried this met...

by danna 8 years ago

I've been very excited about my new tumbler....started it up with Liriope clippings and dead flower stalks and dried leaves. Continued w/ pulp from weekly juicing. No action. Decided I didn't ha...

Everyone has an opinion as to what works or does not work, but that is the interesting part of gardening. Since Chow people are a cut above the rest, let's hear what you have to say. Here are some ...

by ursy_ten 6 years ago

I'm surprised there isn't a thread about bokashi composting here already. Is it not widely known about? Anyway, I can't remember how I came across the concept, but I discovered bokashi composting r...

by babette feasts 4 years ago

Here in Seattle, we are no longer supposed to put food scraps in the garbage, rather they must all go in the yard waste/compost bin. Great in theory, but in practice I find it a pain and need to f...

How can I get the most out of my compost pile? It seems to never breakdown as much as I hope for, am I losing valuable nutrients. Any ideas would be much appreciated.

Hi all, I hate wasting so I've been saving my compostable food waste. Only thing is that I'm not sure where on earth I can bring it. Any ideas?? Thanks!

I've been looking for a compost pail/bucket and most all of them have ventilation holes. From what I gather, the purpose is to keep the scraps from turning mushy. I am concerned about fruit flies a...

by nofunlatte 5 years ago

Hello, CHers. I've started a compost pile started behind my house. In warmer weather, I usually just put my non-greasy, non-meaty scraps in an old lidded 32-oz. yogurt container until I go outsid...

by jnk 5 years ago

I'm not totally new to composting, but my last bin which I'm sure I over payed for at Smith/Hawkin 3 years ago was destroyed in Super Storm Sandy last year and I want to replace it. My last bin wa...

I read a question about composting yesterday and cannot find it today. I am giving this link on composting from the city of Austin that pretty well covers it: http://austintexas.gov/department/c...

I've decided to get into square food gardening and want to start next spring. Rather than buy bags of compost, im looking to make my own. Problem is, im finding that only sourcing kitchen scraps li...

by coll 6 years ago

So, yesterday I emptied my spinning compost bin that I have been feeding all winter; I had just enough to top off my four raised beds. Only a dusting really, but since it's at half least manure I...

by coll 6 years ago

I am probably asking a silly question, but....my spinning bin is full, and has been for months. Time to unload and cover my raised garden beds, after removing the whole leaves placed there last ye...

[NOTE: We've moved this discussion from this thread on the Cookware board http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/290831 -- THE CHOWHOUND TEAM] Had a gold filter, got rid it for the very reason you po...

by coll 7 years ago

OK so I mowed the lawn which is half covered with leaves and figured out how to attach the catcher. They are somewhat chopped up and in a big pile under the brand new tarp I bought yesterday. Hav...

by TroyTempest 7 years ago

I keep my compost in a modified 55 gallon plastic olive barrel. My problem is fruit flies in the compost. At least it is a problem to me. Every day when i take the lid off to throw something in ...

So I read supertaster's article and now I am keen to try some compost cookies. I think I saw them at Whole Foods in montgomeryville but I was on a mission to buy some propolis for a sick friend and...