yesenia wrote:
I am debating wether to get an indoor compost container or an outdoor barrel that I can spin and put my yard clippings into. I have a big yard and have plenty of leaves, grass, etc., I also cook often and have a lot of food scraps. I am weary about the indoor container because of the smell and I believe I would fill it up rather quickly because I cook most of our family meals. Any suggestions or input would be helpful. I have never done composting and it is only my second year of gardening. Also, please tell me about your method and how long it takes to get compost that can be added to plants. Is there a method I can use that will help me for my veggies this spring? Thank you!
Hi yessenia:)
To me there are two fun things you can do. Have you thought about using worms indoors to break down food scraps and a compost barrel outside? (Side note: Make sure to NEVER add fats or citrus to your worm farm or compost.)
One of our members here has been using worms to compost for many years now. Here user name on here is "streetwalker". You can private message her
HERE!
I know with worms if you are doing things right there is no smell:) Using worms you will also get worm castings and that is GARDEN GOLD my friend!!
Now, composting is easy. I wrote an article here on the site the you can read over
HERE! In that article I talk about methods I use:) You can also read what other members had to say about my article. They added some other ideas. Just scroll down to the bottom of the article:)
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