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03-12-2006, 07:15 PM
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 Corks in compost Hi, new plot acquired few months ago and have been searching all the great advice on a daily basis since! Am composting everything I can, however have noticed that wine corks (of which I have many and fully intend to collect more) do not break down with any speed. I was wondering as an alternative could I chop them up into little bits and add them to the compost as a kind of perlite-style component. The soil is clay after about a foot or so but otherwise not too heavy. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks to everyone who makes this site great! Dave       |
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03-12-2006, 07:27 PM
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| Good question Bayview plot! Probably would deplete the surface Nitrogen as it slowly broke down though!  Often wondered about polystyrene beads myself particularily to give a bit of structure to clay type soils? As these aren't organic shouldn't deplete nitrogen but would probably break down eventually leaving some nasty chemicals in the soil!
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03-12-2006, 07:27 PM
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| Hi Dave and welcome to the madhouse known as the vine! No idea re the corks, but have a few ourselves, and I'm sure one or two others may have more (LJ perhaps? ) amd perhaps some good ideas! The only use I know for them is as 'cane toppers; to prevent you pocking your eyes out, but if they are suitable for composting, then I suppose we'll add them too! Look forwards to hearing others replies!
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03-12-2006, 07:29 PM
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| Wecome to the vine btw, Dave
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03-12-2006, 07:51 PM
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| You could always break them up and put in bottom of pots to help drainage....polysterene is alos good for this Snadger
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03-12-2006, 07:53 PM
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| The real cork ones do break down eventually but beware those fake plasticky ones.
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03-12-2006, 08:16 PM
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| Thanks a lot all. Will crack open a cheeky spanish number in your honour and save the cork. In the meantine I'm collecting marge tubs to create a slug beer bath trap. Means getting some slops from the pub over the road (shame) haha, love this healthy living! |
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03-12-2006, 09:23 PM
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| That sounds like my idea of fun BWP. I would have to test alot of bottles to see if I got the right kind of cork .....  |
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03-12-2006, 10:55 PM
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| If you've got a shredder you could try sticking them thro that & then but them into an old compost bage & water with SUlphate of ammonia then leave for a year or so they will break down eventually.
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