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By: Feel the Fear–and Do It Anyway

Feel the Fear–and Do It Anyway — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:16:35 +0000

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By: Leah McClellan

Leah McClellan — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:50:03 +0000

You’re welcome Manal! Glad it’s useful to you.

I hope it works out well with the townhouse manager. My guess is that the only concern they might have is odor. Mine rarely smells bad; it’s only funky if I have too much grass in too thick of a layer. I’m interested in finding out what happens!
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By: Manal

Manal — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:32:03 +0000

Thanks Leah for this useful post.

I haven’t tried composting before. Because I live in a townhouse complex, I would need to check with the Strata manager to see if I can composting in my backyard.

I like your idea of having two areas. It ensures you give it time to settle.
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By: Leah McClellan

Leah McClellan — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:16:40 +0000

LOL Katie, I think sending the scraps counts because it sounds like your city is composting them, and then other people use the compost. So that’s a good thing.

Consider having just a loose pile where you dump your scraps and leave ‘em–no fuss, no worry, no turning, no layers–even if it’s years before you get to it, you’ll have that compost waiting for you! I can’t guarantee I’ll have mine spread around any time soon lol But it’s there when I’m ready.
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By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:55:07 +0000

Leah, I have to admit that I’m a lazy gardener. In fact, I’m thinking of approaching Alison to write a guest post called “The Hopeless Gardener”. I don’t have a compost heap, but should. I’ve got one of those black plastic compost thingies sitting empty in my jungle of a garden. Does that count? Nope. I send all my kitchen scraps to my city’s green bin program. Does that count? I fear not. I shall study your tips and dream of the day when I will become a less-than-hopeless-gardener. Cheers.
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By: Leah McClellan

Leah McClellan — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:30:14 +0000

Thanks, Jean! As long as it turns out nice–that’s the goal. Best “compost” I ever had was a 30+ year-old collection of leaves, behind an old shed, happening naturally long before I moved to that house (huge trees overhead). That was 10 inches deep, at least, and never turned, I’m sure. Nature does its work
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Tweets that mention Basic Composting | Loving Natures Garden -- Topsy.com — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:48:39 +0000

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By: Jean Sarauer

Jean Sarauer — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:34:35 +0000

You just made me feel so much better for not turning over my compost pile I add layers, and I do end up with nice, rich compost. Still, I always thought I was doing this ‘wrong’ because I didn’t turn things over. Excellent article, Leah, and not just because you made me feel better
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