Can't wait to start composting!
Sunday, January 31, 2010 Posted by Aleksandra Nearing
I have finally gotten my husband to accept the fact that we are going to start composting. We live in a heavily wooded area and typically mulch out yard clippings, but I wanted to do more. Adam recently installed a fabulous new garbage disposal, and I noticed we used it all too frequently for orange peels, coffee grinds, potato peels, and so forth. About three weeks ago, I set up a little plastic bin next to the sink to use to accumulate my fruit and veggie waste. Occasionally, I would trudge outside and toss the contents down the back hill where we toss all our garden clippings.
One day, my husband and daughter came inside and my 2 year old said excitedly, "Mommy I saw pummelos in our backyard!" while my husband glared at me and muttered about trash piling up in the woods. For those of you that don't know, pummelos are giant grapefruit-like fruit, so they stand out against the dark brown leafy landscape. I can't believe I am actually disclosing these facts online in a public forum, but we all have our eccentricities, right? In hindsight, I am glad I tossed those pummelos back there because Adam is convinced that we do in fact need a turning compost bin to keep pummelos out of the backyard. To be fair, I had only tossed two or three of them back there...and they surely won't be noticeable once the leaves come out!
As a result, I am happily researching some turning compost bin options online and look forward to purchasing one. I also purchased a new stainless steel bin to keep next to my sink from Crate and Barrel yesterday. It is so very pretty!
One day, my husband and daughter came inside and my 2 year old said excitedly, "Mommy I saw pummelos in our backyard!" while my husband glared at me and muttered about trash piling up in the woods. For those of you that don't know, pummelos are giant grapefruit-like fruit, so they stand out against the dark brown leafy landscape. I can't believe I am actually disclosing these facts online in a public forum, but we all have our eccentricities, right? In hindsight, I am glad I tossed those pummelos back there because Adam is convinced that we do in fact need a turning compost bin to keep pummelos out of the backyard. To be fair, I had only tossed two or three of them back there...and they surely won't be noticeable once the leaves come out!
As a result, I am happily researching some turning compost bin options online and look forward to purchasing one. I also purchased a new stainless steel bin to keep next to my sink from Crate and Barrel yesterday. It is so very pretty!
February 05, 2010
How's the composting going? I would love to compost, but apartment living... I'm intimidated. Your compost bin is beautiful. Is it working out? Would love to hear more!
February 06, 2010
My silver bucket is just getting full and right now I am dumping the contents in a pile in my yard to compost. I'm still looking for a reasonably attractive turning bin to put in the yard but believe it or not, there are no "cute" compost bins out there! Hmm...business opportunity?
My husband, being the electronics/technology lover that he is, read great things about a Nature Mill compost that seems to do all the work for you! I may have to splurge on this beauty since it looks like you can use it inside a cabinet or maybe in the pantry. But will it stink up the house?
http://www.naturemill.com/howItWorks.html
February 13, 2010
Lots of GREEN products out there...maybe some product reviews of these? We need one too! WHat a good idea...we send WAY too much through our disposal and we actually TRY to put in a small garden, so we should be composting. THAnks for the idea!
February 13, 2010
Thanks for the tip - we do LOVE green products in our house! Definitely look into composting, and if you're not interested in a huge pile, you could always just save your coffee grinds in a canister under the sink to put in the garden. They merge well color-wise and help the soil.
February 18, 2010
I love composting! The only experience I had was doing it in the backyard with my father as a project and the soil it created was EXCELLENT! It was such an interesting and fun process. Good luck and have fun!
February 19, 2010
Some people use recycled rectangular plastic bins with lids and put the items that normally would be ground up in this along with purchased earth worms, and some soil. I don't know, I never could get into the idea of having worms in my house. I have however purchased earth worms that a fishing supply person had locally and adding them into my yard.
February 27, 2011
I'm trying it. Starting in the kitchen. It looks pretty yucky in my bin. Moldy. Do you add only wet plant based trash or anything else? What were you doing when the kitchen bin fills up? It seem like it's going to happen really quickly. Thank you for any tips. I love your blog.