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Composting in an apartment
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Anonymous User
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Date: January 16, 2007 04:05PM I posted a few topics and each one is really related to my attempt at growing wheatgrass, so my apologies if this should all belong under the same topic. I broke this one out because it is a little different.
I live in an urban apartment with no backyard or roof. What should I do with the soil when I am done? Just toss it? It seems like such a waste, but I have no where to compost. I saw some stuff online saying you could do it under the sink, but 1. I don't believe it won't stink up a small space and 2. even if I did believe it, my girlfriend won't. I could possibly store it in a garbage bag and take it to my father's house, which is two hours away, but I only go there 2-3 times a month and I don't want a nasty bag of decay sitting around the place. Any advice? Re: Composting in an apartment
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juicin' john
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Date: January 16, 2007 04:41PM they sell compost tumblers at places like gardners supply. i used to keep compost in my kitchen in a 5 gal bucket with a lid on it and believe it or no it did not smell. i would put straw or leaves in the bottom of the bucket and each time i used it i would put the lid back on ...the lid doesn't evan have to be secure as in "snapped down tight",,,,nmjust so as to cover it loosely. when its full , then you can take it to your fathers place or if you have a tumbler you can use the compost to grow stuff with..
hope it works for you. jj Re: Composting in an apartment
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Anonymous User
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Date: January 16, 2007 08:59PM Can I reuse the soil without composting? Re: Composting in an apartment
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juicin' john
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Date: January 16, 2007 09:55PM no... iwouldnt recommend that.
jj Re: Composting in an apartment
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Wheatgrass Yogi
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Date: January 17, 2007 02:04PM Yes, composting the mats after cutting and juicing the wheatgrass has always been a problem of mine too. There's only so much soil compost one can use. I wish there was a solution. I've been putting mine out with the household garbage every Wednesday and Saturday. Now Carrot pulp is another matter. After carrot juicing (and wheatgrass juicing), I pour the pulp at the base of my trees and plants. They Love it......WY Re: Composting in an apartment
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Anonymous User
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Date: March 24, 2007 12:30PM If you're not opposed to living with crawly creatures, a compost bin of red wiggler worms living under the sink produces great-for-the-soil worm castings, which can be given to anyone who gardens. If done right, the process doesn't smell bad. Just look up "worm composting" for tons of information  Re: Composting in an apartment
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Jgunn
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Date: March 24, 2007 10:12PM i posted a thing about worms under the gardening section of this site...
why would you throw the dirt in the garbage? cant you just toss it into a park or something closeby where it can be reabsorbed by nature? Re: Composting in an apartment
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Anonymous User
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Date: May 28, 2007 07:50PM new to he forum, but not to gardening and growing wheatgrass in a postage stamp apartment!
do you have ANY place with direct sun? if so, a small black container (i used garbage bags) in direct sun no holes, no added water, wheatgrass mats will break down speedily. I occasionally added kelp to it and always used 50 percent new soil in a new mat. failing that, worm composting might be it for you Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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