Posted by DogDiesel on January 22, 2011, 9:57 pm
I set up my compost box. But I discovered something interesting. A lot of
the leaves and grass I put in Contractor garbage bags last summer and fall
were composting already. In the bags. They got a lot of water in them
from the rain. And the centers were barely warm, but the bottom water had
froze. There was a bit of stink.
Makes me think I could compost in garbage bags easily. Right from my lawn
mower. And save money on compost bins.
Diesel.
Posted by David Hare-Scott on January 23, 2011, 8:10 pm
DogDiesel wrote:
> I set up my compost box. But I discovered something interesting. A
> lot of the leaves and grass I put in Contractor garbage bags last
> summer and fall were composting already. In the bags. They got a
> lot of water in them from the rain. And the centers were barely warm,
> but the bottom water had froze. There was a bit of stink.
> Makes me think I could compost in garbage bags easily. Right from my
> lawn mower. And save money on compost bins.
> Diesel.
One reason to have a cage is to allow air in, this helps the aerobic
microbes do their work. Using a bag or other closed container will
encourage anaerobic bugs which are the ones that smell particularly bad.
David
> lot of the leaves and grass I put in Contractor garbage bags last
> summer and fall were composting already. In the bags. They got a
> lot of water in them from the rain. And the centers were barely warm,
> but the bottom water had froze. There was a bit of stink.
> Makes me think I could compost in garbage bags easily. Right from my
> lawn mower. And save money on compost bins.
> Diesel.