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    Master Composter

    Hi
    I have just finished my course as a Master Composter so I am happy to answer questions, try and problem solve and learn from you too! It's been a fascinating and enlightening course even with all my years of composting. I cant believe how many different ways there are to compost stuff.
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    Firstly WELL DONE!
    Secondly I have heard there is a way of composting cooked food any Ideas?
    The greatness comes not when things go always good for you,but the greatness comes when you are really tested,when you take,some knocks,some disappointments;because only if youv'e been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.

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    • #3
      Hi Cloud
      At the moment on the domestic front "Bokashi" springs to mind. It is basically a small bin in which your waste food is anearobically fermented.
      Take a look at this link
      Recycle now - Additional bins

      Apparently the food sort of breaks down over a two week period without any oxygen (at the end we were told it looks the same as when it went in!) and you can safely chuck it on your compost heap and it actually enhances the breakdown of material there. As you can tell I have not tried this one myself yet but this info comes from the composting guru's at Ryton Organics who have of course.
      I hope this helps.

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      • #4
        Many thanks.I think me gonna get one of those as so much food is thrown in the bin.
        The greatness comes not when things go always good for you,but the greatness comes when you are really tested,when you take,some knocks,some disappointments;because only if youv'e been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.

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        • #5
          Well done shushkin!
          And yes bokashi is great! Been bokashi-ing for about a year now.
          Imagination is everything, it is a preview of what is to become.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Cloud View Post
            Many thanks.I think me gonna get one of those as so much food is thrown in the bin.
            Er, cook less food? Measure your portions?
            All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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            • #7
              Trouble is my eyes is bigger than me belly
              The greatness comes not when things go always good for you,but the greatness comes when you are really tested,when you take,some knocks,some disappointments;because only if youv'e been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.

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              • #8
                if we have any food that needs recycling him in the corner deals with it very promtly dish is cleaned as well and always available and willing jacob marley
                What lies behind us,And what lies before us,Are tiny matters compared to what lies Within us ...
                Ralph Waide Emmerson

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                • #9
                  i've heard its good to pee on your compost heap to get it going.
                  But does regular peeing continue to help? i.e. once a week?
                  Simon Of Kells

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                  • #10
                    Pee = Nitrogen!

                    Originally posted by KellsSimon View Post
                    i've heard its good to pee on your compost heap to get it going.
                    But does regular peeing continue to help? i.e. once a week?
                    Hi
                    If your compost is short on green sappy stuff then pee is beneficial as a kick starter. I add some occasionally if I am short of sappy stuff. I only have a small lawn so I cant rely on the lawn cuttings. Urine is a good compost activator and a lot cheaper than buying compost activators from the garden centre.

                    You can even use it as a foliar feed in a very diluted state!

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                    • #11
                      "But does regular peeing continue to help? i.e. once a week?"

                      Yes, you are adding nitrogen. Male-pee only though, I believe. I suspect dog-pee would be fine too, if you could train them accordingly!
                      K's Garden blog the story of the creation of our garden

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                      • #12
                        congratulations shushkin! well done
                        sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of these

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                        • #13
                          Well done shushkin, but I was slightly perplexed when this thread didn't include and Bach, Beethoven, Tchiakovsky.....
                          A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/

                          BLOG UPDATED! http://haywayne.blogspot.com/2012/01...ar-demand.html 30/01/2012

                          Practise makes us a little better, it doesn't make us perfect.

                          What would Vedder do?

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                          • #14
                            why only male pee?? and thes me been weeing in a bucket and pouring it on every day this week ...... hrumphhhhhhh you saying mine is no good?

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                            • #15
                              My pee is just as good as yours!

                              Originally posted by lynda66 View Post
                              why only male pee?? and thes me been weeing in a bucket and pouring it on every day this week ...... hrumphhhhhhh you saying mine is no good?
                              I'm of the female gender to and for years the compost production line has worked just fine.
                              So dont worry Lynda66!
                              You go pee where ever takes your fancy!
                              Our pee is just as good as the fella's!

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