Comments on: Easy composting http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2008/12/easy-composting/ cheerfully living on less Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:57:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ali http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2008/12/easy-composting/#comment-170230 Ali Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:34:51 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=605#comment-170230 Thanks Kristen for the answer. I just needed to know because I rent an townhouse with my family and cant have anything that smells worse then an average "pet potty" bin Thanks Kristen for the answer. I just needed to know because I rent an townhouse with my family and cant have anything that smells worse then an average “pet potty” bin

]]> By: Kristen http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2008/12/easy-composting/#comment-170156 Kristen Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:34:17 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=605#comment-170156 Well, it won't smell like something delicious, but as long as you make sure to keep it dry enough and add plenty of "browns" (dry leaves, cardboard, paper, etc), it shouldn't be really stinky. Well, it won’t smell like something delicious, but as long as you make sure to keep it dry enough and add plenty of “browns” (dry leaves, cardboard, paper, etc), it shouldn’t be really stinky.

]]> By: Ali http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2008/12/easy-composting/#comment-170107 Ali Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:15:39 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=605#comment-170107 Hi Kristen, I just found your blog today. I love all the post I've found so far, I was wondering if a compost bin will smell honorable? Hi Kristen, I just found your blog today. I love all the post I’ve found so far, I was wondering if a compost bin will smell honorable?

]]> By: Sue http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2008/12/easy-composting/#comment-104156 Sue Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:09:10 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=605#comment-104156 Just to let you know that I also starting composting this year. But your idea of using a container with holes drilled in it sounds right up my alley. I do cut my scraps up though using kitchen scissors so that they will decay faster. It doesn't take long to do this either. Just to let you know that I also starting composting this year. But your idea of using a container with holes drilled in it sounds right up my alley. I do cut my scraps up though using kitchen scissors so that they will decay faster. It doesn’t take long to do this either.

]]> By: Maribel Ibrahim http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2008/12/easy-composting/#comment-70757 Maribel Ibrahim Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:07:29 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=605#comment-70757 Oh my gosh!!! I know Mara from these comments!!!! (Small world, big happy family!!) Anywho, yes, AA County does give out the bins for free. I started composting this summer and wrote an article about how easy it is to compost. I also have a picture of the Geo Bin that the county gives you. It's so easy to compost, I'm ashamed I didn't start sooner. here's my handy dandy article on composting with a freebie bin... http://www.suite101.com/content/frugal-and-easy-composting-a302523 Oh my gosh!!! I know Mara from these comments!!!! (Small world, big happy family!!)

Anywho, yes, AA County does give out the bins for free. I started composting this summer and wrote an article about how easy it is to compost. I also have a picture of the Geo Bin that the county gives you.

It’s so easy to compost, I’m ashamed I didn’t start sooner.

here’s my handy dandy article on composting with a freebie bin…
http://www.suite101.com/content/frugal-and-easy-composting-a302523

]]> By: Amy http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2008/12/easy-composting/#comment-36092 Amy Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:30:26 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=605#comment-36092 Do you have any problems with animals getting into your compost bin? I have wanted to start a compost pile, but we already have a problem with raccoons getting into our garbage, so I don't want to have another critter-attracting bin in the backyard! Do you have any problems with animals getting into your compost bin? I have wanted to start a compost pile, but we already have a problem with raccoons getting into our garbage, so I don’t want to have another critter-attracting bin in the backyard!

]]> By: Anabel http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2008/12/easy-composting/#comment-29820 Anabel Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:05:17 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=605#comment-29820 We have been composting about two years now. We have quite a few fruit trees in our backyard. My husband started using our grass clipping but we noticed it wasn't enough to we started asking our neighbors for their grass clippings so we can help our pile grow. A good friend of mine keeps chickens and whenever our pile starts to get cold we add chicken poop. Oh and you also have to make sure to turn the compost pile because if you lose the heat, you pretty much have to go back to square one again. We have been composting about two years now. We have quite a few fruit trees in our backyard. My husband started using our grass clipping but we noticed it wasn’t enough to we started asking our neighbors for their grass clippings so we can help our pile grow. A good friend of mine keeps chickens and whenever our pile starts to get cold we add chicken poop. Oh and you also have to make sure to turn the compost pile because if you lose the heat, you pretty much have to go back to square one again.

]]> By: Linda http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2008/12/easy-composting/#comment-29815 Linda Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:31:16 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=605#comment-29815 I got the worms for my worm bin free. I have a neighbor who keeps llamas. worms are naturally attracted to their poop pile. I asked them for a coffee can full of poop. That can probably contained 100's if not 100's of worms. I'm sure that horses, goats, sheep, any livestock would work. If you don't know anybody in the neighborhood take a ride in the country. I've learned that to be really frugal you have to be bold and ask for things that you want. when you see a horse in a pasture drive up to the house ask for some poop. the worst that can happen is they say no. For any one interested in worm bins I highly recommend Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary applehoff. I checked it out at the library. I got the worms for my worm bin free. I have a neighbor who keeps llamas. worms are naturally attracted to their poop pile. I asked them for a coffee can full of poop. That can probably contained 100′s if not 100′s of worms. I’m sure that horses, goats, sheep, any livestock would work. If you don’t know anybody in the neighborhood take a ride in the country. I’ve learned that to be really frugal you have to be bold and ask for things that you want. when you see a horse in a pasture drive up to the house ask for some poop. the worst that can happen is they say no. For any one interested in worm bins I highly recommend Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary applehoff. I checked it out at the library.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2008/12/easy-composting/#comment-27542 Rebecca Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:20:12 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=605#comment-27542 Oh wow, I found this post and am I glad you do compost. I had mentioned it on my one other post. I have a piece of snow fence set in a circular config., hubby put in a few stakes to keep the sides up. We use neighbors leaves, clods from the garden, any grass raked up, our waste etc. We also have another spot with a couple of pallets we got for free and compost kitty litter and other meat bases refuse when it occurs. That compost goes on the plants we do not eat from. Thus nothing wasted, everybody and thing fed. hehehe. I am so thankful I found you. Oh wow, I found this post and am I glad you do compost. I had mentioned it on my one other post. I have a piece of snow fence set in a circular config., hubby put in a few stakes to keep the sides up. We use neighbors leaves, clods from the garden, any grass raked up, our waste etc. We also have another spot with a couple of pallets we got for free and compost kitty litter and other meat bases refuse when it occurs. That compost goes on the plants we do not eat from. Thus nothing wasted, everybody and thing fed. hehehe. I am so thankful I found you.

]]> By: The Frugal Girl » Want to take a tour of my frugal backyard? http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2008/12/easy-composting/#comment-19088 The Frugal Girl » Want to take a tour of my frugal backyard? Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:08:46 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=605#comment-19088 [...] are my super cheap compost bins. I fill one up, let it sit, and use the second while the other one, well, [...] [...] are my super cheap compost bins. I fill one up, let it sit, and use the second while the other one, well, [...]

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