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tsmith53149 Compost 10-25-2013, 10:22 AM
jord0690 Why not, sounds like a decent... 10-25-2013, 11:01 AM
NHscrapman I make a lot of compost! ... 10-25-2013, 11:45 AM
hobo finds 163 Things You Can Compost... 10-25-2013, 01:24 PM
NHscrapman I agree with most of that... 10-25-2013, 09:18 PM
Bear sell it hek, grow stuff in it... 10-25-2013, 03:13 PM
NatBrnCO Check the laws on that one... 10-25-2013, 05:41 PM
BurlyGuys Um, why not? Doesn't it... 11-05-2013, 04:47 AM
NHscrapman You are right burly in our... 11-05-2013, 05:03 AM
beardo Depending on your location... 10-25-2013, 06:48 PM
scrapping Yup, I compost all the time... 10-26-2013, 07:24 AM
jimicrk I started my first garden in... 10-26-2013, 07:41 AM
tsmith53149 I'm not planning on having a... 10-26-2013, 10:51 AM
bigburtchino It's good to see we have... 10-29-2013, 10:10 AM
happyisthealero We compost all of our food,... 10-29-2013, 03:27 PM
beardo Compost 10-29-2013, 04:42 PM
Bear I made 5 stackable compost... 10-29-2013, 05:05 PM
bigburtchino This is great other than... 10-29-2013, 06:08 PM
NHscrapman Just a tip for grass... 10-30-2013, 05:43 AM
Bear If you'll notice the corners,... 10-31-2013, 12:14 PM
tsmith53149 Those are just old pallets,... 10-31-2013, 12:51 PM
scrapping4ever I think he meant that they... 10-31-2013, 03:30 PM
Lupin111 Great info here! It's a... 10-29-2013, 05:47 PM
tsmith53149 I have a question/problem... 10-31-2013, 07:52 AM
ryanw I think I remember from a... 10-31-2013, 08:19 AM
NHscrapman Great design thank you for... 10-31-2013, 01:08 PM
sawmilleng You have a nice design there,... 10-31-2013, 06:58 PM
Bear Thanks Jon I had quite a bit... 10-31-2013, 08:59 PM
sawmilleng 15-20 rings per inch!! Wow. ... 11-01-2013, 08:34 AM
ilyaz Here's a way of composting... 11-03-2013, 04:12 AM
beardo Without the use of chemicals,... 11-03-2013, 09:33 AM
sawmilleng MMMMmmmmmm....bacon and... 11-03-2013, 10:31 AM
Sirscrapalot Beer raised poultry...an... 11-03-2013, 03:43 PM
bigburtchino I use Copper Sulphate mixed... 11-03-2013, 06:21 PM
rca987 I have a pile of fallen... 11-04-2013, 04:14 PM
NHscrapman http://i1311.photobucket.com/a... 11-05-2013, 04:43 AM
Sirscrapalot Don't feel bad Burly, I have... 11-05-2013, 05:10 AM
Bear Horse manure is about as good... 11-05-2013, 08:23 AM
ScrapYaHerd I have a compost tumbler with... 11-06-2013, 07:56 PM
Bear have you got a photo? 11-06-2013, 09:59 PM
tsmith53149 Thanks everyone for... 11-08-2013, 05:34 AM
Midnight I tried starting a small... 11-09-2013, 01:58 PM
Bear That's why there's a lot of... 11-09-2013, 04:51 PM
street_sweeper Out here Composting is a big... 11-09-2013, 06:41 PM
ilyaz Unless you do Bokashi... 11-14-2013, 12:19 PM
hobo finds After I started a compost... 11-14-2013, 11:26 AM
tsmith53149 Compost 02-14-2014, 08:11 AM
Bear tsmith, I saw on a thread... 02-14-2014, 09:49 AM
tsmith53149 Ill look into it :) Ill try... 02-14-2014, 10:26 AM
Jillyenator I'm a big fan of compost, and... 03-17-2014, 08:16 PM
bigburtchino Jill does your town/city have... 03-17-2014, 08:29 PM
Jillyenator It would be fun to start a... 03-18-2014, 08:33 PM
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    I make a lot of compost!

    never tried to sell it but I do sell the wiggly things that live inside it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hobo finds View Post
    I agree with most of that list but if you add a lot of wood chips to your compost it will deplete the nitrogen levels trying to break it down make sure to add extra grass clippings and cover it to counter this effect. The cheese fish and shells I would only add if you want to pick up the compost from all over your yard after the critters got through with it. Most newspaper dyes are vegetable based but not magazines they are toxic.
    veggies perennials shrubs trees and fruit heck i sell acorns and crab apples and compost is the most important step
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