As always, I throughly enjoyed your post. I also always feel compelled to comment even though I don’t have to.
Mother like daughter. I, too, had an open container. Loved it but my other half, not so much. I came across one of those jumbo sized plastic coffee containers, lidded with an indentation for fingers allowing easy pick up. The problem now that it is lidded is that the food scraps begin breaking down so when you open it the smell is not good and the slime at the bottom made it hard to completely empty. (newspaper at the bottom cured that). Complaints about the smell from my other half when we open it to fill make me just roll my eyes and keep composting. P.S. We also have a stainless steel bucket under the sink for things my worms won’t like in their confined area. That goes out to our city’s compost can. P.S. Love you!!! (and your compost)
I also use a stainless steel bucket I think from Kilner. I like that it’s small so I have to empty it a lot, so I go to my compost a lot.
I was wondering about coffee. I too am a titanic drinker but at some point absorbed that I shouldn’t put too many grounds in my compost. I’m now not sure where I got this idea from, but is it ok to add a lot? I should say I compost in a 2 bucket system on a balcony and it doesn’t get hot.
Anyway, thank you again for a fantastic newsletter. I started composting thanks to you and I honestly cannot imagine living any other way now.
We use small-ish recycled containers with lids. They stack if I don't get out to the mound often enough! Unfortunately, in our climate we get fruit flies (I think the eggs are on the bananas) so I like a lid.
My Subpods are in raised beds outside in the spring, summer and fall, but in the winter (Maine winters can be brutal) we bring them in to the sunroom, where I bundle them up, and we run the pellet stove for a few hours each day to keep them from freezing. They have thrived so far!
We got a simple little stainless steel bucket with a carbon filter in the lid and it sits happily next to the sink. I tuck a paper towel in the bottom so nothing sticks when I dump it.
Process vs product! WOW, that could be a topic for so many issues.
I used to use an open bowl which worked just fine! And I loved it when I saw the variety of stuff in there each week! But for whatever reason I convinced myself I needed a bucket with a lid. Of course it works too but I don’t loving cleaning it out like I did with the bowl.
I use whatever container is handy while I am cooking, and then put it in the bowl of an old food processor. I keep it cold then pulse it and feed it to my worms. They’re happy and it’s easy as pie.
I also love to watch my food scraps accumulate in my glass jar that sits on the counter. That's true love right there!
As always, I throughly enjoyed your post. I also always feel compelled to comment even though I don’t have to.
Mother like daughter. I, too, had an open container. Loved it but my other half, not so much. I came across one of those jumbo sized plastic coffee containers, lidded with an indentation for fingers allowing easy pick up. The problem now that it is lidded is that the food scraps begin breaking down so when you open it the smell is not good and the slime at the bottom made it hard to completely empty. (newspaper at the bottom cured that). Complaints about the smell from my other half when we open it to fill make me just roll my eyes and keep composting. P.S. We also have a stainless steel bucket under the sink for things my worms won’t like in their confined area. That goes out to our city’s compost can. P.S. Love you!!! (and your compost)
I also use a stainless steel bucket I think from Kilner. I like that it’s small so I have to empty it a lot, so I go to my compost a lot.
I was wondering about coffee. I too am a titanic drinker but at some point absorbed that I shouldn’t put too many grounds in my compost. I’m now not sure where I got this idea from, but is it ok to add a lot? I should say I compost in a 2 bucket system on a balcony and it doesn’t get hot.
Anyway, thank you again for a fantastic newsletter. I started composting thanks to you and I honestly cannot imagine living any other way now.
We use small-ish recycled containers with lids. They stack if I don't get out to the mound often enough! Unfortunately, in our climate we get fruit flies (I think the eggs are on the bananas) so I like a lid.
My Subpods are in raised beds outside in the spring, summer and fall, but in the winter (Maine winters can be brutal) we bring them in to the sunroom, where I bundle them up, and we run the pellet stove for a few hours each day to keep them from freezing. They have thrived so far!
We got a simple little stainless steel bucket with a carbon filter in the lid and it sits happily next to the sink. I tuck a paper towel in the bottom so nothing sticks when I dump it.
Process vs product! WOW, that could be a topic for so many issues.
I used to use an open bowl which worked just fine! And I loved it when I saw the variety of stuff in there each week! But for whatever reason I convinced myself I needed a bucket with a lid. Of course it works too but I don’t loving cleaning it out like I did with the bowl.
I use whatever container is handy while I am cooking, and then put it in the bowl of an old food processor. I keep it cold then pulse it and feed it to my worms. They’re happy and it’s easy as pie.