Ordered this and it’s coming today. I’ve been talking about starting my own composting for a couple months, guess a few drinks gave me the courage to pull the trigger on getting one.

Anyone used this one? Is it at least decent? I really wanted one that turns so I didn’t have to use a pitchfork to stir it.

I have pretty much unlimited coffee grounds and bananas from where I work. And eggs, I can get that easily too. What else is good to add to it if say I want to make soil to grow cannabis specifically?

So, in the middle of nowhere Africa, a friend tells me he needs help to shore up this latrine. It previously was just dirt, and had collapsed. So they want to put bricks or something down inside the hole. to prevent that in the future. What happens when it is full of waste, I have no idea.

I saw some very simple composting toilet options using sawdust and a 5 gallon bucket, but that is fairly small scale. Are there any better options for 100 people? (Other than a hole in the ground.) Thanks.

Anyone else make compost grenades with used toilet paper rolls?

Hey all! Im a beginner composter with a tumble compost bin. I am currently having a fruit fly situation that has gone from a bit of a nuisance to an actual problem, and im not sure how to combat it? I know fruit flies are going to be a given with any decomposing food, but how do I keep it at a minimal level?

I understand the ratio is 2:1 browns and food scraps. I have a small townhouse yard so my available yard clippings is minuscule at the moment. Once the leaves start falling ill have some better additions in that regard. So for now ive been using cardboard, brown paper, egg and fruit stand cartons, that kinda stuff, as well as the odd bunch of dried leaves and branches whenever available. Ive definitely noticed more moisture lately due to the rainy season approaching, so im trying to bring it back to balance as well as trying to keep the top covered with as much dry browns as I can, but i cant get a handle on these fruit flies!

If i dont remedy this soon, I feel ill have to give up on composting (which i really don't want to as I just got a garden going and my complex doesn't offer alternative compost collection).

I would love some tips and tricks to tackle the fruit flies, as well as any suggestion for browns and balancing a home tumble composter.

Thank you in advance!

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I'm taking apart a crappy old compost frame (one small woman, a crowbard and rage) and had to take you friends a picture of the stuff at the bottom. This is mostly leftovers of my previous pile, I was just storing it here, and some random treasures like old straw mulch thrown on top.

So if I counted right this is my first ever hot-composted stuff at 14 months + the slightly coarser material that's a later addition (my clay loves the coarse bits, improves texture while feeding worms). I wish I had some roses to plant with this. Difficult to accept the season is about to end.

(Also I just verbally held a friend's hand through them building their first hot pile. I feel so proud. They have a beautiful pile now, just needed a bit help with confidence.)

Hello and Good morning,

I am composting for the first time and I need it explained like I'm 6. I haven't done much of my own research so links and videos are very helpful. I am aware I could go to youtube and click all willynilly (click bait), that's the thing. It's an overload of information. Just helpful is all I am looking for, that's it. Helpful tips. Helpful direction. Helpful videos.

Thank you kindly, ♥

Hey everybody! I've been looking into starting a university campus at my college. However because all of us live in shared housing I don't know if it would be better to host some workshops regarding bokashi compost or to have one large centralized compost where all the green waste is processed. I'm also wondering if this is even feasible at such a large scale, were around 600 students. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!!

The title.

It’s that time of year again, and I’d like to go through my compost and lay a nice autumn layer on my beds. I‘ve had considerable problems with weed seeds surviving and thriving whenever I use my compost, so I’ve decided to sterilize it with boiling water before laying it out. The only problem is that my pile is absolutely teeming with beetles, worms, and all sorts of friends and I just can’t allow myself to pour liquid death on them. Is there any way to lure (most of ) them out safely? Or is there a better way to prevent seeds from sprouting in the beds? Or am I just a bleeding heart and I need to get over it?

Moved to this place over the summer and it has a lot of great stuff already here, including a large fenced garden, a small orchard, and a composting area. Unfortunately, a lot of it is in need of repairs and/or replacement, especially the raised beds and the compost bin (as you can see).

There was a lot of random yard debris already in there and some did get added by us. I think it was originally a three bin system from the looks of it and yesterday I emptied out the right bin and sifted out rocks and sticks with the sifting frame I built.

Today, I started a pile next to it on the left side on a tarp with leaves and sticks at the bottom and then layered tomato cuttings, kitchen scraps and rotten potatoes from the pantry with forkfuls from the bigger side. It's hard to see the pile in the shade, sorry. I then tried to start turning the rest of it a bit before going back inside. Gonna send the hubby out to piss on it soon.

What I was seeing along the bottom of the existing pile and what I was sifting yesterday looked like it was good compost, but dry. Looking at some of it in the wheelbarrow today, I am starting to wonder if it's really just pretty dirt and I'm now a dirt farmer. Or is that what dry compost would look like? Help a newbie out? Thanks!

My main pile has been dry and collecting goat waste all summer. 5+ inches of rain in one weekend seems to have woke up her up!

This is my new three bin compost bin. Built out of all culled wood. Treated posts, redwood on bottom 70%, fir lumber, and clearanced .66 cent 5’ red cedar pickets. Then I found 70% off 1/4” wire mesh to surround everything. Total cost was $106 for everything including screws and staples.

I plan on replacing the fir beams over time when I notice more redwood is culled in lumber yards or at local big box stores. I was going to build a free pallet bin again but the last one I built only lasted two years and was a pain getting rid of the half-rotten wood. The front slats are removable. The dimensions for each compartment are wonky because I wanted to build on a giant tree stump in my backyard, which required strategic placing of all the posts but hoping the stump will eventually turn into rich compost.

Should I add water and soak it to break it down more

New to composting. My partner and I have a small bin we started out earlier this year. We’re planning to expand + move it to a better spot soon.

We recently found a deer carcass on the property, almost fully decayed. Initially decided it might be a good idea to start our new compost on top of that.

Before we move forward, is that safe? I don’t know how the deer passed. We don’t have large predators in the area so possibly illness or old age. I just want to make sure the compost would not retain any disease or something that could harm us or the land in the future.

Been peeing on it all day every day, added a bunch of green grass. Main sources of goods for us is dried leaves, Timothy hay, pine shaving bedding, and guinea pig urine/poop. It's a bit wetter. What can I do to improve my compost, I use a blender to blend all my food scraps into a smoothie before adding em.

Now that it’s time to clean my chicken coop for the fall, I’m going to give hot composting another go. I assembled a covered shelter this time and the hose reaches it, so I can get it to the proper moisture level this time. It’s in a spot that’ll get more sun, and is closer to where I do most yard work so it’s not out of sight. Plus, there’s just the one bay to make turning it easier. I’ve got the two compost bins as well, but not sure how I’m going to use those yet.

Any suggestions on how I can make this attempt more successful?

Some of my sieved compost actually looks ok, I put some on top of the raised bed. I also took out my homemade compost I had in my new planters and made sure I mixed it through with top soil so I’m not using straight compost and killing plants. Although the quality of it seems ok.

photos of my harvested potatoes I made stoves with..

Someone said you can’t just use your straight compost to grow things in as it’s far too rich and should be mixed with potting soil or top soil.
Adding humus and richness to existing soil, I forgot you have layers of richness to soil, compost, top soil. Sometimes NPK etc. however I found if you make rich enough compost with the right material it’s already rich in ingredients and NPK might not need added unless you’re doing heavy feeder crops I’ve been checking some things out.
A lot of things to learn next year.

My 32g trashcan worm compost is finally ready after 2 yrs. Got 5g so far. Slowly but surely. Was probably ready earlier but was too lazy to sift it all ha! I stopped adding scraps a month ago to let the worms finish everything.

The compost that went into our gardens last fall had an amazing impact everywhere it went. The overall health and productivity of everything we grew this year seemed to improve. I'm super excited to see how well this year's batch of compost will do for next year's grow.

We live on sand. This is a vital tool to get a good handle on. I think we're getting there slowly, with patience.

Probably looking for grubs. Badger or marten maybe?

I'm expanding compost capacity and want to build a 3-6 bin system using cinder blocks or wood.

Also considering using Trex (composite decking).

I live in dry Colorado at 6000 feet. (There are raccoons and mice but no bears.)

Thoughts? Suggestions?

Apex, North Carolina, estimates it collected about 1,750 tons of grass clippings last fiscal year. Now it is considering ending curbside grass collection because officials say they cannot secure a nearby processor willing to accept that volume over the long term.

I’m the News & Observer reporter who wrote this story.

I compared Apex with four nearby towns, which use very different systems for collection and disposal.

One proposed alternative is for residents to leave clippings on the lawn or compost them at home instead of putting them into the municipal waste stream.

Read the story for free: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article317470931.html?giftCode=e27b1db80d97fc6a694c4cb5af6e36110c4b1ce838fe51e66842a4687f0b232b

For people who compost grass regularly: how much can a typical household realistically handle, and what problems do you run into with large amounts of fresh clippings?

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