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Composting

Drying Out My Wet Compost Bin

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Coffee grinds were added to my worm compost bin making it too damp. I attempted to dry it out by adding more newspaper.

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Starting A Worm Compost Bin In My Kitchen

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I finally caved in and set up a worm composting bin.

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Indoor Composting Tip: Blend Your Food Scraps

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One of my grandmother’s friends gave me a great indoor composting tip. She told me to blend up my food scraps before putting into the bin.

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Starting My Second Batch of Compost

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After using all of the indoor compost to plant on my fire escape, I started a second batch.

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Video: The Compost is Saved

It’s been two days since I attempted to get rid of the smell of the indoor compost pile.

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Composting Mistake: Too Many Greens

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On Tuesday when I turned the compost all was well and there was no smell. Two days later not so much. It stank and it stank bad.

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Video: Turning the Compost

It’s been a about a week since the last layer of food scraps were added to my indoor compost bin so I figured it was time to give it a turn.

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A Second Turn of the Compost Pile

It’s about a week since the compost was first turned. When I first opened up the can the lid was sweating. That is supposedly a good thing because the compost is supposed to heat up, so it can do it’s thing.

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