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#5087 - 03/27/07 03:02 AM Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH)
guest guest Gardener Registered: 02/17/04 Posts: 357	Black Gold.... Creating Compost... Turn Your Garden Waste Into Garden Gold! (From that guy they call The Garden Helper)
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#5254 - 03/27/07 05:43 AM Re: Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH) [Re: guest]
angelblossom angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Garden Helper Registered: 10/02/05 Posts: 16304 Loc: Grandprairie,Texas	I had just gone to the archives to look for this .. came back and saw it already here!! You've been Busy Bill!! This is the most vital gardening compotent I've have learned here! _________________________ Praying Cindy heals better than ever with her bad self,& praying for Big Bad Dad
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#5612 - 03/27/07 08:12 AM Re: Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH) [Re: angelblossom]
weezie13 weezie13 The Compost Queen Garden Helper Registered: 04/21/03 Posts: 30514 Loc: N.Y.	Mine is still frozen in the center/!!! _________________________ Weezie Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2 http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/
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#5627 - 03/27/07 08:17 AM Re: Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH) [Re: weezie13]
angelblossom angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Garden Helper Registered: 10/02/05 Posts: 16304 Loc: Grandprairie,Texas	Weezie as it thaws does it resume decomposing?? _________________________ Praying Cindy heals better than ever with her bad self,& praying for Big Bad Dad
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#5656 - 03/27/07 08:44 AM Re: Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH) [Re: angelblossom]
weezie13 weezie13 The Compost Queen Garden Helper Registered: 04/21/03 Posts: 30514 Loc: N.Y.	Well, in the beginning it's just wet mush.. So, I wait a bit.. and let it dry.. and then start adding some dried brown.. and start mixing it.. _________________________ Weezie Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2 http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/
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#6215 - 03/27/07 05:52 PM Re: Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH) [Re: weezie13]
angelblossom angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Garden Helper Registered: 10/02/05 Posts: 16304 Loc: Grandprairie,Texas	Ohhh Okay WEll IF we ever have a hard enough winter here and my compost freezes I'll remember that Weezie Thanks!! _________________________ Praying Cindy heals better than ever with her bad self,& praying for Big Bad Dad
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#6265 - 03/27/07 06:43 PM Re: Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH) [Re: angelblossom]
weezie13 weezie13 The Compost Queen Garden Helper Registered: 04/21/03 Posts: 30514 Loc: N.Y.	I finally outsmarted myself a few years back.. I'd have to waitttttttt foreverrrrrrrrr for my compost piles to thaw out and dry up a bit too, to be able to even get to it to sift.. I was like waiting toooooo long... So, I started putting some garbage bags' half filled into my basement and then come spring, I could let the piles thaw as long as they needed to, cause I was already sifting... *and I like to sift in the early spring.. It works up a good sweat and workout and keeps me warm in the cooler weather.. Then I'm not doing it in the midst a HOT SUMMER... _________________________ Weezie Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2 http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/
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#6294 - 03/27/07 07:13 PM Re: Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH) [Re: weezie13]
angelblossom angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Garden Helper Registered: 10/02/05 Posts: 16304 Loc: Grandprairie,Texas	Ahhh HA Smart move, so come early spring you'll have some black gold ready to start you off right!!! _________________________ Praying Cindy heals better than ever with her bad self,& praying for Big Bad Dad
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#72274 - 06/21/07 10:15 AM Re: Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH) [Re: angelblossom]
manderlyh manderlyh Member Registered: 05/02/07 Posts: 99 Loc: Boise , ID	We mulch our grass clippings back into the turf, so I don't have much material to compost. My mom said to do it, and her lawn is wonderflully beautiful. Would it be bad to add weeds to a compost pile? Will I end up with a ton of new weeds when I put the compost on the gardens?
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#72294 - 06/21/07 10:37 AM Re: Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH) [Re: manderlyh]
tkhooper tkhooper TGH Valedictorian Garden Helper Registered: 03/09/05 Posts: 10583 Loc: triangle, virginia	Yes is the quick answer. Now if you got to the weeds before they created seeds and made sure no roots went into the compost you could do it. But, it's way to much hassle. Guess how I know? lol _________________________
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#109243 - 08/13/07 04:16 PM Re: Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH) [Re: tkhooper]
sibyl sibyl Gardening Pro Registered: 05/08/04 Posts: 9238 Loc: p.a zone-6a	is compost supposed to smell like horse manure?????? _________________________
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#109248 - 08/13/07 04:21 PM Re: Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH) [Re: sibyl]
angelblossom angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Garden Helper Registered: 10/02/05 Posts: 16304 Loc: Grandprairie,Texas	Mine never has Christy! _________________________ Praying Cindy heals better than ever with her bad self,& praying for Big Bad Dad
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#109441 - 08/13/07 09:19 PM Re: Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH) [Re: angelblossom]
sibyl sibyl Gardening Pro Registered: 05/08/04 Posts: 9238 Loc: p.a zone-6a	holy cr@p! mine smells like cr@p it stinks! whats it supost to smell like? i spread it around the vines, wanted to give the cup n saucer a boost! this is pretty much the first time i let it get black, i think i had to much water? cause i literately spread it on like icing on a cake! dont think i did it right but it was a real nice lookin black _________________________
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#109501 - 08/14/07 04:21 AM Re: Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH) [Re: sibyl]
tkhooper tkhooper TGH Valedictorian Garden Helper Registered: 03/09/05 Posts: 10583 Loc: triangle, virginia	that's definitely not compost of the conventional kind. What did you do? Compost should be 25 to 50% grass clippings and food scraps and such and then 50 to 75% leaves, dried grass or something else along that line. The ratio seems to be a matter of choice. I don't want mine to smell because I have neighbors so I probably come closest to 25/75% ratio. I used dried grass to make up for the lack of leaves during the summer. And you should only add enough water so that the pile stays slightly sponge. NOT like a soggy sponge. _________________________
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#109847 - 08/14/07 11:08 AM Re: Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH) [Re: tkhooper]
sibyl sibyl Gardening Pro Registered: 05/08/04 Posts: 9238 Loc: p.a zone-6a	not sure of what % of what i put in there, i just tossed in whatever i came by, some grass clippings, vegies, some brown leaves, lots of coffee grounds n eggshells. the water thing i cant do much about cause its all in a tub thing n when it rains it dont drain well, the little holes in the botton tend to clog up, but im gonna enpty out hubs can n use it its bigger with a lock lid, _________________________
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#109986 - 08/14/07 03:42 PM Re: Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH) [Re: sibyl]
tkhooper tkhooper TGH Valedictorian Garden Helper Registered: 03/09/05 Posts: 10583 Loc: triangle, virginia	Well I guess your just making compost tea without waiting for the compost to decompose all the way before you add the water lol. Nothing wrong with that except the smell I guess. I think the ratios/% were mostly just to keep the smell down and to cut down on the amount of weeds you would get when you used it. _________________________
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#110013 - 08/14/07 05:25 PM Re: Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH) [Re: tkhooper]
Bestofour Bestofour Patriot Gardening Pro Registered: 08/10/03 Posts: 7556 Loc: Monroe, NC	My compost is like dark, brown dirt. It smells like rich soil. I don't measure anything sibyl but maybe you've had too much rain - which we have not. _________________________ http://www.picturetrail.com/bestofour
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#110298 - 08/15/07 04:57 AM Re: Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH) [Re: Bestofour]
tkhooper tkhooper TGH Valedictorian Garden Helper Registered: 03/09/05 Posts: 10583 Loc: triangle, virginia	I love that smell and the way it crumbles when you work it. It is wonderful to work with. _________________________
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#111032 - 08/16/07 02:33 AM Re: Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH) [Re: tkhooper]
sibyl sibyl Gardening Pro Registered: 05/08/04 Posts: 9238 Loc: p.a zone-6a	think you were right about the water, it dried up n didnt smell so bad, n its crumbly instead of pasty:} _________________________
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#111040 - 08/16/07 04:21 AM Re: Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH) [Re: sibyl]
tkhooper tkhooper TGH Valedictorian Garden Helper Registered: 03/09/05 Posts: 10583 Loc: triangle, virginia	that's good to hear. _________________________
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#148263 - 11/03/07 10:52 AM Re: Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH) [Re: tkhooper]
angelblossom angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Garden Helper Registered: 10/02/05 Posts: 16304 Loc: Grandprairie,Texas	I found this list of compost additives,, It may be useful to those who aren't sure what all can go in your compost,, # paper napkins # freezer-burned vegetables # pet hair # potash rock # post-it notes # freezer-burned fruit # wood chips # lint from behind refrigerator # hay # popcorn # freezer-burned fish # old spices # pine needles # leaves # matches # seaweed and kelp # chicken manure # leather dust # old herbs # bird cage cleanings # paper towels # brewery wastes # grass clippings # hoof and horn meal # molasses residue # potato peelings # unpaid bills # cotton plant waste # weeds # rabbit manure # hair clippings # stale bread # coffee grounds # wood ashes # sawdust # tea grounds # shredded newspaper # egg shells # cow manure # alfalfa # winter rye # grapefruit rinds # pea vines # houseplant trimmings # old pasta # grape wastes # soil # phosphate rock # corncobs # jello # blood meal # winery wastes # Spanish moss # limestone # fish meal # beet wastes # Sunday comics # harbor mud # felt waste # wheat straw # peat moss # facial tissues # milk # bark # hops # starfish # melted ice cream # flower petals # pumpkin seeds # cotton swabs # old flower arrangements # paper glue # BBQ'd fish skin # bone meal # citrus wastes # stale potato chips # rhubarb stems # tobacco wastes # bird guano # hog manure # dried jellyfish # produce trimmings from grocery store # guinea pig droppings # nutshells # cattail reeds # clover # granite dust # moldy cheese # greensand # straw # shredded cardboard # dolomite # cover crops # rapeseed meal # bat guano # fish scraps # tea bags # apple cores # electric razor trimmings # kitchen wastes # outdated yogurt # toenail clippings # shrimp shells # crab shells # lobster shells # pie crust # leather wallets # onion skins # sugar cane residue # watermelon rinds # date pits # goat manure # olive pits # peanut shells # burned oatmeal # dryer lint # bread crusts # cooked rice # river mud # bad wine # banana peels # fingernail clippings # chocolate cookies # toothpicks # old moss from hanging baskets # stale potato chips # pickles # dust bunnies # pencil shavings # wool socks # artichoke leaves # leather watch bands # fruit salad # tossed salad # brown paper bags # soggy Cheerios # theater tickets # lees from making wine # burned toast # feathers # animal fur # alfalfa # horse manure # vacuum cleaner bag contents # coconut hull fiber # old or outdated seeds # macaroni and cheese # liquid of canned vegetables # liquid of canned fruit # old beer # wedding bouquets # greeting card envelopes # snow # dead bees and flies # horse hair # peanut butter sandwiches # dirt from soles of shoes, boots # fish bones # hand soap scraps # wheat bran # spoiled can food items # cardboard cereal boxes (shredded) # grocery receipts _________________________ Praying Cindy heals better than ever with her bad self,& praying for Big Bad Dad
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#148271 - 11/03/07 11:07 AM Re: Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH) [Re: angelblossom]
jonni13 jonni13 Webkinz Queen Garden Helper Registered: 11/12/05 Posts: 15707 Loc: So. Cal.	Some of these were funny. Unpaid bills, burned oatmeal, dead bees and flies, wedding bouquets. _________________________ ~Tina It is only your very best friends who see who you really are and love you anyway.
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#171111 - 01/12/08 07:14 PM Re: Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH) [Re: jonni13]
angelblossom angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Garden Helper Registered: 10/02/05 Posts: 16304 Loc: Grandprairie,Texas	I started Putting Emmy's uneaten dog food in the compost too,, _________________________ Praying Cindy heals better than ever with her bad self,& praying for Big Bad Dad
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#171298 - 01/13/08 05:03 AM Re: Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH) [Re: jonni13]
melcon6 melcon6 WildRedRidingHood Dream Gardener Registered: 09/13/02 Posts: 4739 Loc: Coastal Maine	Originally Posted By: jonni13 Some of these were funny. Unpaid bills, burned oatmeal, dead bees and flies, wedding bouquets. YEah, some are very funny! Toenail clippings and harbor mud. _________________________
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#185102 - 02/23/08 12:41 PM Re: Composting; Gold in your Garden (TGH) [Re: melcon6]
Pinkhorseofcourse Pinkhorseofcourse Wild Willow Great Gardener Registered: 04/17/06 Posts: 775 Loc: Rolling Hills of SE Ohio	Wow.. I have never attempted to compost before.. the link on this site says not to use animal waste.. and alot of other things on that list up there.. meat, dairy products.. just to name a few. _________________________
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