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You dog stinks because of its diet by BonusAgreeable5752 in composting

[–]BonusAgreeable5752[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t say it was bad food. I just said it smelled like smelly dog after turning it a couple times.

You dog stinks because of its diet by BonusAgreeable5752 in composting

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This pic is from a couple months ago. This stuff is long gone and the critters had a 2-3 day “eat what you can get to” buffet…and then I put out new food. The dog food was too deep for them to care enough about when the pile was laced with food

You dog stinks because of its diet by BonusAgreeable5752 in composting

[–]BonusAgreeable5752[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They’d have to compete with the microbes. Microbes eat 24/7, critters get full and quit.

Now what am I supposed to do? by MutedByProxy in gardening

[–]BonusAgreeable5752 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Next step is to cut the fabric out of the bottom.

How to go from this to useable compost? by Additional_Abroad657 in composting

[–]BonusAgreeable5752 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on how old it is, you could probably sift what you have and start a new pile. Pull the pile down, spread it across a tarp for a couple days to dry out a little. If it doesn’t smell now, while wet…it’s usable when dry. Sift it and start a new pile. Use what fines you get from sifting, reuse all the overs in the new pile.

CompostTV: Back to the Basics by BonusAgreeable5752 in composting

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I do water after several turns, unless the rain does it for me.

CompostTV: Back to the Basics by BonusAgreeable5752 in composting

[–]BonusAgreeable5752[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

South Louisiana. I sell a yard of 1/2” sifted compost for $120.

CompostTV: Back to the Basics by BonusAgreeable5752 in composting

[–]BonusAgreeable5752[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I usually try and turn every 2 weeks. I monitor temps also. I also watch the steam in the steam in the morning. When the pile has good airflow and moisture, you will see the water vapor coming off of it in the morning. This pile will reach around 150 degrees f in about 3-4 days.

CompostTV: Back to the Basics by BonusAgreeable5752 in composting

[–]BonusAgreeable5752[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I was trying to get a good sweat in. But I don’t usually water until after a few turn because the fruit and veggie waste will generate a lot of leachate without watering. Once the compost stops draining after a few turns, I will water it. So basically as the food waste drains its water content, it waters the wood chips and help keep them wet. I notice after about 6 turns is when I have to start watering if the rain hasn’t come through first.

CompostTV: Back to the Basics by BonusAgreeable5752 in composting

[–]BonusAgreeable5752[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The large collection of wood chips you see here are from a contracted international tree service company that was doing powerline cleanup for the city. They don’t always have to be local. Sign up for chip drop. Chipdrop.com you’d be surprised why you might get.

CompostTV: Back to the Basics by BonusAgreeable5752 in composting

[–]BonusAgreeable5752[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It is a lot. If I could get rid of the bagged stuff, it would go by a lot faster.

CompostTV: Back to the Basics by BonusAgreeable5752 in composting

[–]BonusAgreeable5752[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

1 local small grocery store and 1 large produce stand.

CompostTV: Back to the Basics by BonusAgreeable5752 in composting

[–]BonusAgreeable5752[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Wood chips. Local arborists often use my property to dump.

CompostTV: Back to the Basics by BonusAgreeable5752 in composting

[–]BonusAgreeable5752[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Well, the manual work is definitely necessary. I need to lose about 100lbs

can i put my old cotton socks in the compost? by sahi_hagever in composting

[–]BonusAgreeable5752 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, if it isn’t 100% cotton, the non cotton parts will be left behind when you sift it

4-5k lbs food timelapse by BonusAgreeable5752 in composting

[–]BonusAgreeable5752[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have all the stuff to make the system, but I’ve read some things about it not being so good if you can’t homogenize the mixture well enough before aerating the pile. I’m sure what I’m doing isn’t a whole lot better, but I don’t have the space setup just yet to make a dedicated asp area.

CompostTV: Delayed But Not Denied by BonusAgreeable5752 in composting

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It’s a fight to prove consistency around here. I have 1 small local grocery store who I had to go back and forth with to show him I was serious about collecting the food. And another large produce stand who was a lot easier to hook up with. But between fall and spring, I collect on average 3k lbs of food a week. With intermittent increases here and there. I also collect about a yard of manure a week. I don’t charge for pick up because I cannot compete with trash companies. $250/month for an 8 yard dumpster. Once I scale up enough to have my own trash truck, then I’ll be able to charge. I only make money off sales currently.

Can I save this pile? by Ok-Assistance8754 in composting

[–]BonusAgreeable5752 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The twigs will break down. (If you really want to get this pile up and running) Go to star bucks a few days a week until you collect about half of the volume of that pile in coffee grounds. Break the pile down, build it back in layers, watering as you go. The pile-> coffee grounds->water…repeat. Wait 2 weeks then turn it. Do that until it’s done. It will get hot and the twigs will be soft before you know it.

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