On the good news side
May. 26th, 2019 11:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
conulyit sounds like the city is rolling out curbside compostables pickup in our neighborhood by the end of this year!
We actually have our own compost bin, but it simultaneously doesn't produce enough for our entire yard and also doesn't compost quickly enough (or at all) during the colder half of the year - we don't hot compost, we lazy compost. So in the winter it'll be useful to be able, when our bin is full, to give the excess to the city. Plus, it's good for the environment.
Speaking of compost, until the level in the bin drops down a little I'm going to stash all the pulled weeds in the side yard. They can decompose a bit until I can shove them in the bin and stir it all around.
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We actually have our own compost bin, but it simultaneously doesn't produce enough for our entire yard and also doesn't compost quickly enough (or at all) during the colder half of the year - we don't hot compost, we lazy compost. So in the winter it'll be useful to be able, when our bin is full, to give the excess to the city. Plus, it's good for the environment.
Speaking of compost, until the level in the bin drops down a little I'm going to stash all the pulled weeds in the side yard. They can decompose a bit until I can shove them in the bin and stir it all around.
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Date: 2019-05-20 02:09 pm (UTC)I've read that French farmers would top long rows of roadside trees, trying to get more biomass for composting.
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Date: 2019-05-20 03:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-05-20 03:44 pm (UTC)What's not fine is laissaire faire 'composting' where things not actually compost read go into the bin. I think my orange peel method is better than that.
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Date: 2019-05-20 08:45 pm (UTC)the "run, hide, fight" link is not working.
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Date: 2019-05-20 08:51 pm (UTC)