Posted by Cheryl Isaak on December 12, 2009, 7:33 am
While I know I can keep dumping stuff in the black bin, the snow makes it a
bit more of a PITA and we're out of the fresh stuff season now anyway. I'm
trying hard to do more locally grown fresh stuff and those just are not
available now. I'll still dump the big stuff, potato peels and such, but for
now the coffee and tea bags are just hitting the trash can.
Cheryl
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Cheryl Isaak
Southern NH
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Posted by brooklyn1 on December 12, 2009, 10:47 am
Cheryl Isaak wrote:
>While I know I can keep dumping stuff in the black bin, the snow makes it a
>bit more of a PITA and we're out of the fresh stuff season now anyway. I'm
>trying hard to do more locally grown fresh stuff and those just are not
>available now. I'll still dump the big stuff, potato peels and such, but for
>now the coffee and tea bags are just hitting the trash can.
Why can't you place the coffee, tea, etc. in a small covered pail
outdoors near your house where it will freeze solid this time of year
(NH is a free natural freezer for like 1/3 the year), then walk it out
to your composter whenever weather permits. During winter I make use
of a five gallon covered plastic contractor's bucket in my attached
unheated garage... winters are long and cold in upstare NY too... and
I probably generate more kitchen scraps during winter than summer.
Seems silly to negate a major portion of your kitchen scraps for
really no good reason whatsoever. Those rectangular plastic cat
litter buckets with the integrel hinged lids work very well too. The
tight fitting lids are important or mice will get in and they won't be
able to climb out... I drill a few small holes in the lid for
evaporation but mostly it stays frozen solid all winter so ther eis no
odor. I wouldn't bother saving kitchen scraps at all if I didn't save
them all.
Posted by Cheryl Isaak on December 12, 2009, 12:53 pm
On 12/12/09 10:47 AM, in article 4qb7i5978tf8egflvuc6svbkoof2gbg0de@4ax.com,
> Cheryl Isaak wrote:
>>
>> While I know I can keep dumping stuff in the black bin, the snow makes it a
>> bit more of a PITA and we're out of the fresh stuff season now anyway. I'm
>> trying hard to do more locally grown fresh stuff and those just are not
>> available now. I'll still dump the big stuff, potato peels and such, but for
>> now the coffee and tea bags are just hitting the trash can.
>>
>
> Why can't you place the coffee, tea, etc. in a small covered pail
> outdoors near your house where it will freeze solid this time of year
> (NH is a free natural freezer for like 1/3 the year), then walk it out
> to your composter whenever weather permits. During winter I make use
> of a five gallon covered plastic contractor's bucket in my attached
> unheated garage... winters are long and cold in upstare NY too... and
> I probably generate more kitchen scraps during winter than summer.
> Seems silly to negate a major portion of your kitchen scraps for
> really no good reason whatsoever. Those rectangular plastic cat
> litter buckets with the integrel hinged lids work very well too. The
> tight fitting lids are important or mice will get in and they won't be
> able to climb out... I drill a few small holes in the lid for
> evaporation but mostly it stays frozen solid all winter so ther eis no
> odor. I wouldn't bother saving kitchen scraps at all if I didn't save
> them all.
>
Raccoons, squirrels, skunks, and bears... It's not often cold enough for
full hibernation here in southern NH
C
Posted by JustTom on December 15, 2009, 8:11 am
On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:53:30 -0500, Cheryl Isaak
>>
>Raccoons, squirrels, skunks, and bears... It's not often cold enough for
>full hibernation here in southern NH
Worm bin in the basement...
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>bit more of a PITA and we're out of the fresh stuff season now anyway. I'm
>trying hard to do more locally grown fresh stuff and those just are not
>available now. I'll still dump the big stuff, potato peels and such, but for
>now the coffee and tea bags are just hitting the trash can.