tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post6698752637388100105..comments2024-03-05T11:36:50.299-05:00Comments on Stand and Deliver: My next projectRixahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07908864785513937876noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-2341188558314124432008-05-16T09:14:00.000-04:002008-05-16T09:14:00.000-04:00We have a little patch behind the shed where we to...We have a little patch behind the shed where we toss kitchen scraps. When we rake leaves in the spring and fall we pile them on top of the scraps. Once in awhile I get out there with the shovel and turn things around, but that's it. Obviously we aren't doing it "right" but the compost turns out great. So don't be intimidated! So sorry we missed you guys the other day.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13827604636571075204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-30327714503559493862008-05-16T03:17:00.000-04:002008-05-16T03:17:00.000-04:00Don't stress!! Composting is easy. I was all wor...Don't stress!! Composting is easy. I was all worried about it too, but the Earth Machines are great. Spinnable ones sound cool, but the Earth Machines are easy peasy. Choose whichever works for you and don't worry about it. <BR/><BR/>I don't follow all the "rules" either....I mostly compost kitchen scraps, so I don't use as much 'brown' stuff as I'm supposed to....yet my compost came out just fine. Don't worry about being perfect, just do it. It's really a much less big deal than I thought! Esp with a bin that closes. <BR/><BR/>Have fun!! kmomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-74474520645897963462008-05-15T11:28:00.000-04:002008-05-15T11:28:00.000-04:00I have 3 "Earth Machines" (www.earthmachine.com). ...I have 3 "Earth Machines" (www.earthmachine.com). I LOVE them. One of the local municipalities was selling them for $10 each, and so I started out with 2. Went back for 2 more a year later. <BR/><BR/>So why am I down to 3 now? Well we moved to a new house with less vegetation (read: no trees that stand 30 feet tall with 4' diameter trunks), so we really didn't need all 4. And my sister moved into town, and wanted one...so I gave her one.<BR/><BR/>So anyway...I LOVE them. I like the concept of the spinner ones producing compost faster, but then again, they take more space because you need to leave room to flip them. The Earth Machines I have lined up against the back wall of my garage.<BR/><BR/>Composting really is pretty easy. I don't follow "the rules" to a T as far as layering brown and green...but I do make sure to only put proper compostables in it (lots of our table scraps are, as well as grass trimmings, leaves...). I turn periodically. I used to have one of the "compost turner" stick things...but it got lost when we moved. I need to buy a new one--a pitch fork just isn't doing the job.<BR/><BR/>My grandfather composted way before it was "cool." His homemade compost pile was made out of cinder blocks and was about 5' by 10'! He had it divided down the middle, and he would turn one side onto the other periodically.<BR/><BR/>Good luck!<BR/><BR/>Jenn<BR/>www.knittedinthewomb.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-29537237685907137312008-05-14T12:17:00.000-04:002008-05-14T12:17:00.000-04:00By the way, have you guys found a house yet? When...By the way, have you guys found a house yet? When do you intend to move?Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703334707738126703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-13545377882636679112008-05-14T12:15:00.000-04:002008-05-14T12:15:00.000-04:00Very cool. I had a composter at our old house, bu...Very cool. I had a composter at our old house, but never used it. Like you, it intimidated me a little, and besides I knew we wouldn't be staying in that house long. I definitely plan to do it in the next place, though, since I hope we have room for a huge garden. My kids have been deciding all the things they want in the garden, which we call our "Out of Debt Garden" since we'll be out of debt by that time. Ben has decided he wants a banana tree. :)<BR/><BR/>I look forward to hearing how this method of composting works for you. I love the idea of doing such a great thing for very little money.Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703334707738126703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-80625317093962889542008-05-13T22:21:00.000-04:002008-05-13T22:21:00.000-04:00I am urban, but not crafty. I recently posted abou...I am urban, but not crafty. I recently posted about composting and linked to several friends who have varying experiences with composting. I hope you had a chance to read their wisdom.Denise Punger MD IBCLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15005314822461783855noreply@blogger.com