tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138503136559429698.post2693986559699932132..comments2024-03-20T03:46:30.658-07:00Comments on Arty Green in Paradise: A Great Freebie and Why I'm Not Composting Kitchen ScrapsAnne@ArtyGreen in Paradise http://www.blogger.com/profile/09611134831811637266noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138503136559429698.post-36118426349324220922015-09-30T00:29:46.527-07:002015-09-30T00:29:46.527-07:00I think there has been a lot of publicity around c...I think there has been a lot of publicity around composting but not around burying. You are right, burying makes so much more sense. Anne@ArtyGreen in Paradise https://www.blogger.com/profile/09611134831811637266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138503136559429698.post-89402981242801563202015-09-29T17:00:43.436-07:002015-09-29T17:00:43.436-07:00I have been burying my food scraps forever. It ne...I have been burying my food scraps forever. It never made sense to take up valuable space with a compost bin or collection of them and do all that work to turn them. During the winter months I freeze my kitchen scraps and bury them in the spring. It works well as the frozen food decomposes faster than scraps that haven't been frozen so my garden beds are fully decomposed and beautiful in Loishttp://theecograndma.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138503136559429698.post-50146299319921918992015-09-29T00:11:53.416-07:002015-09-29T00:11:53.416-07:00That would be the way to go Cynthia, but it would ...That would be the way to go Cynthia, but it would have to be steel to stop them chewing their way in, or like the ones I have seen that rats couldn't climb up to. Anne@ArtyGreen in Paradise https://www.blogger.com/profile/09611134831811637266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138503136559429698.post-71690387164757274402015-09-29T00:09:27.871-07:002015-09-29T00:09:27.871-07:00It's because it's had rats in it, normally...It's because it's had rats in it, normally I would happily put the compost in the vege garden.Anne@ArtyGreen in Paradise https://www.blogger.com/profile/09611134831811637266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138503136559429698.post-62689426563293011212015-09-28T08:12:11.248-07:002015-09-28T08:12:11.248-07:00We've done the trench method before, too, but ...We've done the trench method before, too, but it was in a very cold climate and didn't break down as quickly as we had thought it would. We have a barrel composted now made from a garbage bin, which we roll on its side to mix it, and it's working quite well. Also free as we had the bin on hand! <br />Those free plexiglass sheets are nice to have.Pablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11322560394424489522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138503136559429698.post-28331218822485055832015-09-28T02:36:34.669-07:002015-09-28T02:36:34.669-07:00I had forgotten I knew about that method until I r...I had forgotten I knew about that method until I read your post!! I saw it on an Australian gardening show...I can't remember which one...the old bloke they were interviewing did it with all his food scraps, I remember thinking I would like to try it, but then I promptly forgot about it!<br /><br />I am so going to try that, thank you!<br /><br />One question, why can't you bear the Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07900993246451486017noreply@blogger.com