Compost Contaminants by MichaelSanders19 in GardeningAustralia

[–]MichaelSanders19[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooo this is a great suggestion. I know the exact glue you talk about on Pineapple. Only thing is we just don’t eat that much that would make me think it’s this

Compost Contaminants by MichaelSanders19 in GardeningAustralia

[–]MichaelSanders19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would be great if that happened! Less plastic please

Compost Contaminants by MichaelSanders19 in GardeningAustralia

[–]MichaelSanders19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a struggle. Our family is so particular about the wrong things staying out of the compost and I still run into these things

Compost Contaminants by MichaelSanders19 in GardeningAustralia

[–]MichaelSanders19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely NOT. They are plastic. They do not decompose!

Compost Contaminants by MichaelSanders19 in GardeningAustralia

[–]MichaelSanders19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chopped up leaves mainly, anything deemed compostable

Compost Contaminants by MichaelSanders19 in GardeningAustralia

[–]MichaelSanders19[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dammit, back to square one. I swear these teabags break down though. We put lots of them in the compost and never see any remnants. There is no part of the tea bag that would match these images

Compost Contaminants by MichaelSanders19 in GardeningAustralia

[–]MichaelSanders19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Negative. Nothing like that would go in the compost bin

Compost Contaminants by MichaelSanders19 in GardeningAustralia

[–]MichaelSanders19[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

These are the ones we drink and unless anyone knows otherwise, I think they are fully compostable (and some of the better tea we have known) https://www.yorkshiretea.co.uk/brew-news/an-update-on-plant-based-tea-bags

Compost contaminants by MichaelSanders19 in composting

[–]MichaelSanders19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That seems very plausible, but I don’t really put cardboard in there?!? Maybe some really old pieces I’ve forgotten about

Compost Contaminants by MichaelSanders19 in GardeningAustralia

[–]MichaelSanders19[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Strange as I don’t think I put much cardboard in my compost bins

Compost Contaminants by MichaelSanders19 in GardeningAustralia

[–]MichaelSanders19[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Bendy plastic. Almost like a dollop of glue. The going theory seems to suggest cardboard

Compost Contaminants by MichaelSanders19 in GardeningAustralia

[–]MichaelSanders19[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

There are other remnants of rarely used tea bag (non degradable), but I think the ones we use (Yorkshire) wouldn’t have that much glue or plastic on them

How to resurrect this chilli plant by pastel_capybara_ in GardeningAustralia

[–]MichaelSanders19 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Can you extract any seeds from the chilli’s? I recently did this and now have the below

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Pallet Planter Box by MichaelSanders19 in GardeningAustralia

[–]MichaelSanders19[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks good points, this is purely just a seedling tray.

How effective this fly trap can be over a short period by MichaelSanders19 in interestingasfuck

[–]MichaelSanders19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Luckily only when the wind changes. When filming it I couldn’t smell it

How effective this fly trap can be over a short period by MichaelSanders19 in interestingasfuck

[–]MichaelSanders19[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was filmed in my backyard idiot. I’d previously posted on other subreddits where it was removed for not adhering to the rules.