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HisWifeTiff Centralia, MO Jun 03, 2008

a few composting questions

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Any answers to these things?

Can I use ashes from those small paper covered "Duraflame" logs?

Do compost piles do better raised up off the ground (on pallets or cement blocks I was thinking)?

Will whole Yucca break down (2-3 foot sized ones)

is urine/chicken/goat soakes old straw be considered "green" or a "brown" item?

thanks!

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growgirl59 Saint Louis, MO Jun 04, 2008

I use just about everything except fat, and human waste in my compost pile, so I would say yes to the Duraflame logs as long as the pile is fairly large. It might be slightly better to raise the pile, but I would think it would be very difficult to turn this way. The benefits would not out-weigh the inconvenience. Yucca will eventually break down (all plant materials will), but take quite some time. Good question on the urine. I have never added any to my compost pile. The straw itself is a brown item. Composting is one of the most amazing aspects of gardening to me. In a relatively short time, my kitchen waste, grass clippings and shredded mail is turned into moist, rich-smelling earth. I find this so fascinating!!!

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HisWifeTiff Centralia, MO Jun 04, 2008

I've been cleaning out my chicken/goat barn and there is a lot of straw but it is of course combined with goat & chicken poo and urine, so I'm confused about what percentages of each I'm adding. I guess I'll just have to start shredding more paper!

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1_Lucky_Texan Arlington, TX(Zone 8a) Jun 04, 2008

likely the presence of urine should mean calculating that material as 'green'. Nitrogen is the determining factor I guess.

I put ashes from my bbq pit in my compost tumbler.

Do you use a paper shredder? I put my shreds in there too.

I think there's a composting forum here.

Carl

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