what kind of garden do you use compost for?
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Flowers and vegetables. When it has 'cooked' enough I mix compost in with regular dirt if possible. Other ways I place it around the plants.
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The main thing about compost is that the contents are moist and warm. Shade isn't a problem as long as it composter stays warm.
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No. It is just a container to store biodegradable waste like veggies and eggshells. It is not a composter.
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I'm not sure. Since compost generates its own heat, it may cook the nematodes. I'd do some research if I were you.
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I don't know why you would want to do that. If you're trying to improve the nutrients and the microbial content of your soil I would add manure and earth worms - this is assuming you can't add compost. Adding compost of course does all this for you and more.
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Sure it can.We lined the box with landscape cloth then added sand, soil, peat moss, and vermiculite. You may need to add compost next year, but the soil will always be good. You may want to consider a yearly soil test also. Important thing is to have fun with your garden-using a raised bed/square foot-type of approach is a great way to do it. Best wishes for fun gardening season.
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I am new to gardening of any sort, but the advice an experienced gardener gave me for raising vegetables was: you can mix equal amounts of garden soil and composted matter that comes in a bag. I got the organic. You might also like to add a little fertilizer. I filled the Keter to the line between the woven base material and the solid band at the top. It did sink a little after a rain. So far our kale, onions and tomato plant seem to be thriving. Good luck. Hope your garden is everything you would like it to be.
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No problems with rodents...there are insects in the summertime (this is my second composter), but they basically stay in the composter...you will get the most beautiful, most nutrient soil ever...I encourage everyone to get one...a great way to get back in touch with the earth.
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Yes but it is too expensive to do that. It is a starter so it has the bacteria in it to foster the growth of good organisms to convert organic matter into compost.
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If you keep enough moisture in compost it will be alright. Best if you do some research on composting on the internet. Our units are about 15 to 20 feet from them house and we have two right next to each other and have no problem.
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Yes, but meat tends to mold faster. Also, I've read in several places that meat isn't recommended for compost for the garden.
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Both prior answers are correct. That said, I never had a problem adding my compost to my garden. What hasn't finished composting will continue to compost/decay in the garden. No differently than when you turn over the garden in the fall and the remnants of the last growing season compost into the soil. I always keep a small amount (a bucketful) of the old compost in the composter to start the next batch. Don't want to loose those good microbes!
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Why spit it in the trash? Spit it in your compost or outside--give the nutrients back to nature instead of landfills!
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Hi there. The collection base is a great feature. As you are composting you need to keep your material damp, so when your apply water it passes through the decomposing material and collects in the base. This becomes compost tea which is high in nutrients and should be used occasionally when watering your plants. Great stuff compost tea. However from our experience you need to elevate the whole unit to get at the spout, so we have our unit on an out door table. So if the unit is not elevated you need to remove the barrel and have a second pair of hands to help you drain the base. In closing we are happy with the product.
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Composting time depends on temperature and moisture. To have garden-ready compost (for me) takes several months. I add as the year goes along and pull out compost during the summer for the garden. Remember to mix kitchen garbage with grass and leaves to get the proper mix of nutrients.
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You can take all the household organic waste and dump it in this bin. It will turn into compost eventually. It takes some time, depending on the weather. The warmer the weather the faster it will happen. It goes slow or dormant during winter. I think it should take one full cycle. Then you scoop it out from the window in the lower part and put it in your garden.
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I personally use castings mixed with azomite as well as compost. Check out this website: http://www.tastefulgarden.com/store/pc/Worm-Castings-d114.htm