could I make compost sit in these clear plastic bins with just poked air holes in them so that insects don't get into them, or do you think it would be beneficial for the compost to have insects exposed to it. I think the only insects that would really be getting into it would be flies and Spincers. I have a bag of avocado peels mixed in with lemon peels another bag filled with orange peels another bag filled with lettuce apple pear and kiwi peels another bag filled with carrot peels and kiwi peels another bag is filled with apple pear kiwi and carrot peels and just a couple of shreds of green vegetables I don't know if I should let these bags sit tied up or in open air, I assume I should let them sit open so that the bacteria can survive. should I let these banks it outside or inside at room temperature I was also wondering if orange peels make the soil acidic and if they were necessary for making compost for cannabis plant. what should the ratios of these fruits and vegetables be to make for the perfect compost for this plant. and what should the ratios of this compost that is created be with dirt I can find just outside around my apartment when I'm feeling like fruits and washing my vegetables I'm using the city's chlorinated and fluoridated antibacterial water, I was also wondering how damaging this would be to the seedlings. another thing I was wondering is if I could just add lawn grass, dried weeds, or any other random would you find outside your home here are images of grasses weeds and plants that I would find outside of my home, could they be put into the compost pile for my weed here's an image of a pain that I'm planning to use for compost, I was just wondering if it was okay to use this bin for compost, I just had suspicions that the fact that it was a clear plastic might affect the sunlight in some way that would damage the compost. I doubt it would be damaging to the compost but I was just planning on poking air holes into it so that insects don't get into it.
okay so I have all these fruits and vegetable scraps place in separate bags because I'm not sure which type of compost is best for the plant. like any other animal I assume so different ratios of different types of foods are better for certain crops. I've never made my own compost so I'm not really sure how much of a certain fruit or vegetable I should use as compost. I actually have a very healthy stool but I'm not planning on using my green crap as compost. so how much of each bag should I put into a different pin for the perfect ratio. what else should I be adding to this compost, other than that I find outside of my apartment, and what ratios of this composter and anything else should I be putting into a bin.
I could be wrong as I honestly dont know a damn thing about composting. However being that what little I have read about it never seemed to imply an actual recipe but just a bunch of biodegradable stuff like table scraps that needs air. But im gonna stop now and let someone more knowledgeable than myself take over! Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk
Ok dude. You seem that you wan to know so here is the deal... You are asking organic questions so go to organic section.. I'm just paying it forward. If your gonna jump off the diving board; go as deep as you can till you need air..You feel me//static.grscty.com//public/style_emoticons/default/cool.png Compost is about thermal (heat)...Most of that stuff you added would be better suited to VERMI-COMPOSTING... Dive Deep brah...Get off the nutrient and go all natural... HTH
I have actually been doing some reading up on composting. Go to the stickies in organic section and look at the composting thread. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk
"You are asking organic questions so go to organic section.." Dude - this IS the Organics forum... "Compost is about thermal (heat)" No... Not necessarily. J
Take all those fruits and veggie peels and all your grass clippings and yard waste and find you a bunch of fallen tree leaves. Mix it all together in a large bin. If you can, find an area where there has been an accumulation of fallen tree leaves or an old garden and dig down about to the surface of the GROUND and pull some of that nutrient rich dirt/sand and throw in the bin too. And then find some sticks or wood and break them up and toss them in. Mix it, shake it up well and let it sit. It'll start to get hot. When it does you know it's working. Mix/shake (for aeration) every 2-4 days. And wait 3 months. VIOLA.
And be on the lookout for that man ^^^^^ up there. Señor Jerry. Lol I just shut up and absorb when he writes. Take a jump up to the backyard composting and Vermicomposting stickies and peruse through a bit.
Dude knows his stuff AND is willing to spread the knowledge....good people man Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk
Insert FOOT in Mouth Here!!!! Jerry is right on many levels; All the time.. Jerry will smack my hand again if I'm wrong and that's good. I'm a big boy just trying to keep it simple for context and his hand smacking makes me think //static.grscty.com//public/style_emoticons/default/coffee.gif..Thank you big dog! So let me explain: My grandparents told me growing up at the age of 5-10 that vegetable scraps went here. Everything else went there (leaves, grass clipping, fresh load of horse manure in the fall). They didn't explain, they were just letting me help and give me quality family time. Fast forward 20+ years. A group of us guys at the hospital started looking into this stuff. They were 100% city slickers. We each just read different stuff and talk about what we read. Recommend a good book to each other and go over it while the wives talked their stuff at BBQ dinners.. My grandparents really didn't understand organics because they were still using Scott's, Miracle grow, etc.. Fast forward 8-10+ years and here I am after I became disabled, divorced, at lost contact with them buddies....... My point is this forum has so much knowledge it can be a sensory overload... Keeping it simple means starting out on the simplest level. Us grown "educated" hospital career oriented adults understood it best if we keep the two ideas separate. That was my only point above big dog. We were just playing back then and not getting into the life changing serious goal is for me today.. I'm still connecting dots from old and new educational sources.. In the end it about what life is in the final product we use. Some processes are faster (thermal), others are slower (leaf mulch).. A diversity of life in the end product over time then blending those life forms together and feeding that life locally and naturally should be the goal. This will also reduce our impact on the environment while we grow medicine and food for ourselves. I'm just a student in this journey myself. I would not have .02 cents of real organic knowledge without this City..
If you don't care about bugs, residual pesticides in store bought food etc, then sure, but undertand those things you're wanting to use aren't going to decompose easily without help. like decarbing for THC, heat also breaks these things down FAST ... put all that stuf in a 4mil contractor bag and tie off put in sun for week, it's likely to spill out in sludge depending on the temp. ALSO for Organic compost remember NEVER ADD ANIMAL STUFFS as it slows down decomposition. this is where Vermiculture comes in ... and easy way to make worms make you 'worm casting' not just compost. its VERY EASY ... red worms and black worms , one eats food stuffs the other eates the firsts poop. vermiculture. with two containers with three walls (shared center half wall) (take 2- 4'x8' plywood sheets, cut at 3' using the one foot pieces for center part. add compost stuffs to one side of box, keep covered in plastic to increase heat and speed decompisition believe it or not the worms migrate form side to side as each goes through its decomp process
Hello everyone! Composting can be fun and rewarding once you get the hang of it. Things to research would be things like Carbon to Nitrogen ratios, biological inputs, correct moisture levels, vermi-composting with earthworms (my favorite kind) etc. If you want to "jumpstart" your pile, a cheap and easy way would be to incorporate alfalfa into your pile. Alfalfa pellets can be found at your local feed store, as well as alfalfa hay. Bokashi, the art of fermenting organic waste, is also a subject worth looking into. Hope this helps. Good luck!
I noticed that, in my worm bins, the fermented waste were consumed more readily vs just being placed in the bedding. Black GOLD! It has brought near-dead plants back to life! Theres a dude on youtube "growyourgreens"... look him up. He seems to do a good job in breaking things down so it is easy to grasp. Also has a list of blends and recipes for all kinds of organic shenanigans. Peace V