tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157796120640152479.post6628031344637037140..comments2023-03-10T21:22:12.685-08:00Comments on The Veggie Patch Re-imagined: Waste Not, Want Not - The Story of Crumbs - Part IIIWill it Rot the Right Way?Ottawa Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14486499450332482461noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157796120640152479.post-10231428104439667122011-01-27T08:36:50.442-08:002011-01-27T08:36:50.442-08:00And the rat can give back to the land which fed it...And the rat can give back to the land which fed it. Perfect. If only we could all be so lucky. :DOttawa Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14486499450332482461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157796120640152479.post-38482869311562736632011-01-26T13:29:18.520-08:002011-01-26T13:29:18.520-08:00I put dead rats in my compost, and they rot down q...I put dead rats in my compost, and they rot down quite happily.Robert Brenchleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006227551531676492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157796120640152479.post-9910636075793679792011-01-26T05:27:07.866-08:002011-01-26T05:27:07.866-08:00Nathalie: My nearest and dearest feel the same way...Nathalie: My nearest and dearest feel the same way about my poo plans but I'm allowed a place far in the woods to experiment. Wahhahah!<br /><br />Meemsnyc: I never had an issue in the city with pests but then we don't eat that much meat so maybe it wasn't enough to attract attention or maybe the pests were all nocturnal?<br /><br />Bev: Mine goes through stages of being a bit more anerobic too especially at the bottom of the pile. I used to have a continous pile. In the fall I would remove the top undecomposed stuff to put back in. The partially decomposed stuff was used for topdressing followed by a layer of finished compost on top. By late spring, it was all dirt. I agree, straw is great! I don't normally have too much access to it but I did have lots of leaves which were also a gift to the organic yard though they do suffer from compaction.<br /><br />Daphne: Yeah, I'd read that about fish heads too though I have to assume it varied with what was available?? Anyhow, that's what I was referring to and a also a friend who really does bury the odd road kill in her garden. No, seriously, she does and No, it isn't me.<br /><br />I had no idea before I started this post, the variety of ways that people made bonemeal or defined what it was. Thanks for the link!Ottawa Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14486499450332482461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157796120640152479.post-42941964144499499282011-01-26T04:57:53.501-08:002011-01-26T04:57:53.501-08:00The Native Americans put fish under their corn hil...The Native Americans put fish under their corn hills, which is just trench composting. It obviously works. I don't put it in my pile however as I don't always keep a pile hot. And letting a pile get smelly in the city is really bad. I used to feed the scraps to the dog, but with no dog now they just get tossed.<br /><br />BTW they used to make bone meal with wood ashes.<br />http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/libraries/cmor/cmr3-4.htm<br />Scroll down to "How to make bone compost". Pressure cookers I've been told will soften bones too so you can pulverize them into bone meal.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157796120640152479.post-87227002118399202552011-01-26T04:10:11.811-08:002011-01-26T04:10:11.811-08:00If it's organic, it's going in my pile. It...If it's organic, it's going in my pile. It does get a little anaerobic over the winter, but I mix it with lots of straw in the spring and we're off. I have never worried about dairy and oils or a dead bird, and we're vegetarian so no t-bones to deal with, but I always wondered about the attracting pests bit. I'm pretty sure a raccoon or bear or rat is going to be just as interested in a pretty apple core as a bit of moldy cheese. <br /><br />I think straw is the key if you're going to ignore conventional compost wisdom. You can get away with a lot if it's covered in straw. I learned that in The Humanure Handbook (along with lots of other stuff that I haven't been able to convince my family of).Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09106200660390587077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157796120640152479.post-21843577970735275012011-01-25T22:32:05.514-08:002011-01-25T22:32:05.514-08:00This is a great explanation. I only put veggies a...This is a great explanation. I only put veggies and fruit organic material in my compost. Living in the city I'd be afraid to attract other unwanted creatures.meemsnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157796120640152479.post-44506308193027206622011-01-25T21:10:40.743-08:002011-01-25T21:10:40.743-08:00This was a great write up! I read the Humanure Han...This was a great write up! I read the Humanure Handbook and I went out and bought all the things I need to make my compost toilets, and then my father-in-law got upset because it's "unsanitary" to have pooh in the house. Especially since we have children. <br />"There's a reason why we developed our waste water management systems," <br /><br />So the project has been kibashed for now... SOOOO LAME. <br /><br />Anyway, I really enjoyed this post and I plan on starting my own compost bin this spring!Nathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13830119656239061164noreply@blogger.com