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compost bigjcw1023 04-19-2008
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Posted by on April 19, 2008, 10:44 pm
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 I have acompost bin, and I want to speed things slong. I was thinking
of a commercial accelerant, but would rather use something cheeper,
besides the usual kitchen waste. Any tips? Aldo should I put air
holes in the bottom side panels of the bin for circulation? Thanks.

Posted by Darryl on April 23, 2008, 5:08 pm
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 On Apr 19, 9:44=A0pm, bigjcw1...@gmail.com wrote:
> I have acompost bin, and I want to speed things slong. =A0I was thinking
> of a commercial accelerant, but would rather use something cheeper,
> besides the usual kitchen waste. =A0Any tips? =A0Aldo should I put air
> holes in the bottom side panels of the bin for circulation? =A0Thanks.

I bought a 40 pound bag of dried molasses for about $10, and put a few
handfuls in my compost bin. Within days, the compost almost caught on
fire, and turned from leaves to black compost in less than a month.
Guess it was hungry.


Posted by on April 27, 2008, 1:00 am
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> On Apr 19, 9:44 pm, bigjcw1...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > I have acompost bin, and I want to speed things slong. I was thinking
> > of a commercial accelerant, but would rather use something cheeper,
> > besides the usual kitchen waste. Any tips? Aldo should I put air
> > holes in the bottom side panels of the bin for circulation? Thanks.
>
> I bought a 40 pound bag of dried molasses for about $10, and put a few
> handfuls in my compost bin. Within days, the compost almost caught on
> fire, and turned from leaves to black compost in less than a month.
> Guess it was hungry.

Thanks will give it a try. Where did you get yours?

Posted by Laura from MomsRetro.com on May 1, 2008, 7:22 pm
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When I want to get my going I turn it really well, then water it and
cover it. You should be able to fee heat from it by the next day.

I don't think you need to add anything, all the ingredients are
already there - except elbow grease. Just try turning it more often.

Good luck!



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Posted by Laura from MomsRetro.com on May 1, 2008, 7:24 pm
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Any tips? Aldo should I put air
> holes in the bottom side panels of the bin for circulation? Thanks.

Yes, you need holes in the sides for air circulation. You can drill
them a few inches apart.

Also, the bottom of the barrell and it should be resting on the earth,
not concrete.

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