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compost project update
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I'm going to check my compost from fall that has been frozen over winter today and I hope it has turned into soil  


lets pray for it having turned into soil 
also, before anyone says that nothing composts during frost, there has been a few weeks of warmer temperatures already
Date: 20-04-2021 11:35 | Times changed: 1
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hoping it has turned into soil :] sounds like an interesting project for sure !!
Date: 20-04-2021 11:46
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Pavlov wrote:
how long is it supposed to take because i swear that leaves that freeze in the winter remains after the snow melts as well
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Date: 20-04-2021 12:02
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Date: 20-04-2021 12:14
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Pavlov wrote:
how long is it supposed to take because i swear that leaves that freeze in the winter remains after the snow melts as well
depends on the temperatures, really. I don't think I have anything optimal so it will probably take 3-4 months in total. which is like all of the summer i guess. this is so inneffective here grug

I went and checked tho and some were gone but the larger pieces still remain, and the difficult ones like eggshells. I just gave it a good stir, added some brown material and now it's back to sit for another month.
Date: 20-04-2021 13:24
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Things can absolutely compost during frost, it all depends on the size and temperature of the pile
when I worked on a farm, you could literally see our compost giving off steam in the middle of winter, snow wouldn't stick to it
the bacteria and fungi breaking down the food literally gives off heat

that being said, home composting is a different animal, one that I don't put a whole lot of effort into lol
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Date: 20-04-2021 14:44
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Barbarella wrote:
Nesta wrote:
Pavlov wrote:
how long is it supposed to take because i swear that leaves that freeze in the winter remains after the snow melts as well
depends on the temperatures, really. I don't think I have anything optimal so it will probably take 3-4 months in total. which is like all of the summer i guess. this is so inneffective here grug

I went and checked tho and some were gone but the larger pieces still remain, and the difficult ones like eggshells. I just gave it a good stir, added some brown material and now it's back to sit for another month.
home compost definitely requires more time than commercial compost because we can't get our temps as high 
you're doing great!
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Date: 20-04-2021 14:44
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it's not really a project, or a hobby, it's a lifestyle, and the more you take on tasks like this the more regular they become, the less they feel like experiments, and the more they just become part of your life.
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Date: 20-04-2021 14:46
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Barbarella wrote:
Things can absolutely compost during frost, it all depends on the size and temperature of the pile
when I worked on a farm, you could literally see our compost giving off steam in the middle of winter, snow wouldn't stick to it
the bacteria and fungi breaking down the food literally gives off heat

that being said, home composting is a different animal, one that I don't put a whole lot of effort into lol
Its in a small plastic box w holes in it
I do bokashi first tho but ye i didn't have anywhere to put it last year so i made a tiny compost box thing to hopefully be able to use it this season 
Date: 20-04-2021 14:50
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Barbarella wrote:
Nesta wrote:
Barbarella wrote:
Things can absolutely compost during frost, it all depends on the size and temperature of the pile
when I worked on a farm, you could literally see our compost giving off steam in the middle of winter, snow wouldn't stick to it
the bacteria and fungi breaking down the food literally gives off heat

that being said, home composting is a different animal, one that I don't put a whole lot of effort into lol
Its in a small plastic box w holes in it
I do bokashi first tho but ye i didn't have anywhere to put it last year so i made a tiny compost box thing to hopefully be able to use it this season 
ah gotcha
I just have a pile I share with my neighbor
we don't even turn it, we just dump food and cover with straw
it takes longer to break down that way, but I don't mind
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Date: 20-04-2021 14:56
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Barbarella wrote:
Nesta wrote:
Barbarella wrote:
Things can absolutely compost during frost, it all depends on the size and temperature of the pile
when I worked on a farm, you could literally see our compost giving off steam in the middle of winter, snow wouldn't stick to it
the bacteria and fungi breaking down the food literally gives off heat

that being said, home composting is a different animal, one that I don't put a whole lot of effort into lol
Its in a small plastic box w holes in it
I do bokashi first tho but ye i didn't have anywhere to put it last year so i made a tiny compost box thing to hopefully be able to use it this season 
ah gotcha
I just have a pile I share with my neighbor
we don't even turn it, we just dump food and cover with straw
it takes longer to break down that way, but I don't mind
ye i'm still in the spars beginning of this 
that sounds nice tho. much easier in a way. i wish we had like either a compost for the neighborhood or  at least the area but it doesn't seems like it is coming around anytime soon. When I first looked into Bokashi it was 'promised' that composting would be implemented into our recycling the year after (2019) but that didn't happen so i picked up something to try it myself that fall and... well, last year sorta failed a bit and then winter came too early and here we are in the first promising season
Date: 20-04-2021 15:35 | Times changed: 2
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Barbarella wrote:
Nesta wrote:
Barbarella wrote:
Nesta wrote:
Its in a small plastic box w holes in it
I do bokashi first tho but ye i didn't have anywhere to put it last year so i made a tiny compost box thing to hopefully be able to use it this season 
ah gotcha
I just have a pile I share with my neighbor
we don't even turn it, we just dump food and cover with straw
it takes longer to break down that way, but I don't mind
ye i'm still in the spars beginning of this 
that sounds nice tho. much easier in a way. i wish we had like either a compost for the neighborhood or  at least the area but it doesn't seems like it is coming around anytime soon. When I first looked into Bokashi it was 'promised' that composting would be implemented into our recycling the year after (2019) but that didn't happen so i picked up something to try it myself that fall and... well, last year sorta failed a bit and then winter came too early and here we are in the first promising season
I'm very skeptical about municipal composting, with as piss-poor and full of lies that municipal recycling is. 
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Date: 20-04-2021 22:51
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Barbarella wrote:
Nesta wrote:
Barbarella wrote:
ah gotcha
I just have a pile I share with my neighbor
we don't even turn it, we just dump food and cover with straw
it takes longer to break down that way, but I don't mind
ye i'm still in the spars beginning of this 
that sounds nice tho. much easier in a way. i wish we had like either a compost for the neighborhood or  at least the area but it doesn't seems like it is coming around anytime soon. When I first looked into Bokashi it was 'promised' that composting would be implemented into our recycling the year after (2019) but that didn't happen so i picked up something to try it myself that fall and... well, last year sorta failed a bit and then winter came too early and here we are in the first promising season
I'm very skeptical about municipal composting, with as piss-poor and full of lies that municipal recycling is. 
I have better belief in it for my country than yours tbh if we actually just got it 
Date: 21-04-2021 08:26
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Pavlov wrote:
are u not afraid of getting rats on ur property 
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Date: 21-04-2021 09:11
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Pavlov wrote:
are u not afraid of getting rats on ur property 
no. if u do it right and cover it well enough u shouldn't get rats. anyway i already have mice that snack on my bunny's food and i've never seen rats here so no. I'm more likely to poison deers or foxes.

if i lived closer to the city, i would probably be more worried about it.
Date: 21-04-2021 09:17 | Times changed: 2
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UPDATE.

I fixed 1 of 2 beds today and put some of the compost\bokashi into the bottom layer and  I hope it will turn out nice. Hopefully, I get to do the second one tomorrow.
Date: 30-04-2021 21:56
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