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For Pete's Sake!So our starter Bokashi composing kit is on order! it's a process that uses lactobacillus bacteria to anaerobically pre-digest and break down a wider range of food matter prior to being added to a traditional composting system. We decided against the hot composting method for now as it would be mostly stand alone and the heat generated would be counter productive to the generation of the bacteria in the bokashi process. We may come back to this later and compare the processes.However, we are also going to be buying a couple of large barrel compost turners to facilitate easy mixing of our compost.our current process (with the plastic daleks as I call them) means they need to be emptied out onto a tarp, shovelled into a sieve, sieved and then moved into the next bin. A hard and time hungry process.<a href="https://autistics.life/tags/Composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Composting</a> <a href="https://autistics.life/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a>

Hamish CampbellOur liberals talking about the death of #postmodernism https://youtu.be/B_q1RemGq3E?si=JKovTWlAXwuSysrT From decades of real-world experience - especially in activism - I've found that self-professed #Postmodernists and Western #Buddhists have been some of the most useless and damaging people I've worked with. Not an exaggeration: I could probably count the genuinely good ones on one hand. This isn't bitterness. It’s about composting a mess that has rotted for too long. Important: This isn’t a call to lurch into the collapsing right-wing […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/our-liberals-talking-about-the-death-of-postmodernism/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/our-liberals-talking-about-the-death-of-postmodernism/</a>

For Pete's Sake!My wife is beside herself with excitement and joy... because I've found a way to join her in her hobby.She's a keen <a href="https://autistics.life/tags/gardener" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardener</a>. Two allotment plots and a home garden. I help out with the building of things. I built her shed/summerhouse, I built her compost bays, I put up fences and grow structures etc.I HATE (pathologically) getting dirty. I literally want to chuck up. Even when doing something clean like baking I'll feel nauseous when I get dough stuck to my hands. It's even so bad I feel nauseous shaking hands with someone with tattoos! I know, it makes no sense. But some part of my brain thinks the ink will transfer across. so needless to say I don't do much in the garden to help her out. She was bemoaning the fact her composting isn't very effective. I'm a science guy. I did a brief google.. then an <a href="https://autistics.life/tags/Autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Autistic</a> deep dive. I presented her with a breakdown of a <a href="https://autistics.life/tags/composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#composting</a> process involving anaerobic hot composting/waste fermentation coupled with an easy compost mixing and aeration system.She's sold! it's a bit of an outlay but not as much as she spends on mulch and compost over a couple of years anyway. And my system should offset that and pay for itself in no time.So, she's the gardener, I'm (now) the de facto soil scientist armed with reams of chemistry and biology articles looking at Vermiculture , fermentation, microbial health, mycelial growth, nutrient breakdown and general soil health..plus side? I get to use my microscope too :D double plus. I get to eat the produce.triple plus? I don't have to throw out fish and cooked foods. So no more kerbside food waste caddy (which was always disgusting and in the summer a haven for maggots and flies)

All for GardeningWent to the local commercial composter <a href="https://www.allforgardening.com/1271449/went-to-the-local-commercial-composter/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.allforgardening.com/1271449/went-to-the-local-commercial-composter/</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#composting</a>

Michael / Chgowiz 🎲🎲Now that I'm trying to build a big compost pile, all those weeds I've ignored in the past are getting yanked daily as they show up with flowers, as are the ferns that I really want to get rid of. Quick way to get biomass.When my food grade buckets come, there will be weed tea a'brewin'!<a href="https://dice.camp/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compost</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#composting</a>

Dining & CookingGrowing Tomato Tips (Vegetable Gardening Live Monthly Questions & Answers E-57) <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/2035475/growing-tomato-tips-vegetable-gardening-live-monthly-questions-answers-e-57/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.diningandcooking.com/2035475/growing-tomato-tips-vegetable-gardening-live-monthly-questions-answers-e-57/</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#composting</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/GrowFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrowFood</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/GrowingFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrowingFood</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homestead</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/homesteading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homesteading</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/organic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#organic</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/SelfSufficient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SelfSufficient</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/SelfSufficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SelfSufficiency</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sustainable</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/VegetableGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VegetableGarden</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/VegetableGardenVideos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VegetableGardenVideos</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/VegetableGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VegetableGardening</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/VegetableGardeningVideos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VegetableGardeningVideos</a>

Ma Quest :ablobjam:Check out all the projects at Brighton and Hove Food Partnership <a href="https://bhfood.org.uk/types/projects/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bhfood.org.uk/types/projects/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Herbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Herbs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Vegetables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vegetables</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Plants</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/LandUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LandUse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Compost</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Composting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cooking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Food</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Community</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sustainability</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Brighton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Brighton</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/BrightonAndHove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrightonAndHove</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a>

Ma Quest :ablobjam:Lots of useful tips on Gardening Soul. <a href="https://gardeningsoul.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://gardeningsoul.com/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Herbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Herbs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Vegetables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vegetables</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Plants</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/MedicinalPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MedicinalPlants</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Compost</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Composting</a>

mx. tozkaThe housesit hosts have a very moist compost bin under the sink, and it's got mold in it. What can I put in there to help cut that down? Mostly they put in coffee grounds and egg shells. <a href="https://fandom.ink/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compost</a> <a href="https://fandom.ink/tags/composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#composting</a> <a href="https://fandom.ink/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a>

Colin PurringtonDug a new pit at the vegetable plot for on-site composting of weeds. Will bury the victims after a week or so, then will plant lima beans. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compost</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#composting</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/weeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weeds</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/weeding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weeding</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/allotment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#allotment</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#garden</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a>

James BrittDear people who compost: how do you keep animals from messing with it? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#composting</a>

Dining & CookingVegetable Gardening Live Monthly Questions & Answers E-56 (Cool Crop Tips) <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/2009442/vegetable-gardening-live-monthly-questions-answers-e-56-cool-crop-tips/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.diningandcooking.com/2009442/vegetable-gardening-live-monthly-questions-answers-e-56-cool-crop-tips/</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#composting</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/GrowFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrowFood</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/GrowingFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrowingFood</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homestead</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/homesteading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homesteading</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/organic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#organic</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/SelfSufficient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SelfSufficient</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/SelfSufficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SelfSufficiency</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sustainable</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/VegetableGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VegetableGarden</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/VegetableGardenVideos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VegetableGardenVideos</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/VegetableGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VegetableGardening</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/VegetableGardeningVideos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VegetableGardeningVideos</a>

Belle (she/her)When the potatoes start growing so you just toss them in the compost to see what happens 🤣 I might end up with potatoes growing in the compost - could be fun! (I got a whole pumpkin plant that way last year.) <a href="https://kind.social/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compost</a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#composting</a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a>

Colin PurringtonJust turned my compost and it's fun to watch it heat up. Hopefully hitting red soon. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compost</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#composting</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#soil</a>

All for GardeningWhat to do with sprouted avocados from compost? <a href="https://www.allforgardening.com/1247645/what-to-do-with-sprouted-avocados-from-compost/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.allforgardening.com/1247645/what-to-do-with-sprouted-avocados-from-compost/</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#composting</a>

Michael / Chgowiz 🎲🎲Today's gardening tasks: getting light onto my tomatoes, now that they've fully sprouted; seeding my bell peppers, alyssum, lavender and thyme; getting the remaining pallets I needed from the very generous local business and finishing my 3-bin compost area. *whew*<a href="https://dice.camp/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/VegetableGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VegetableGarden</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#composting</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/resilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resilience</a>

Michael / Chgowiz 🎲🎲First bin assembled! The doggo was supervising and guarding against squirrels.I'll probably store leaves in the second bin until I need the brown for the first bin. This is going to be super-lazy-composting where I dig up what's underneath to use - so basically a FIFO stack.<a href="https://dice.camp/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#composting</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reuse</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#recycle</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/resilient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resilient</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/DogsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DogsOfMastodon</a>

Michael / Chgowiz 🎲🎲File under "It never hurts to ask!"I'm putting together pallet-compost bins. To reuse/recycle, I asked a local business if I could have some. "Sure, we just throw them out" said the manager on duty and now I've got enough pallets for a two bin approach.<a href="https://dice.camp/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#composting</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reuse</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#recycle</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/resilient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resilient</a>

All for GardeningHad to double up cause the grass started growing again <a href="https://www.allforgardening.com/1244390/had-to-double-up-cause-the-grass-started-growing-again/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.allforgardening.com/1244390/had-to-double-up-cause-the-grass-started-growing-again/</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#composting</a>

LkdcIn these troubled times, here's a rare piece of good news! The city government in Washington DC has set up locked bins around the city where residents can leave food scraps for composting! These bins are so much more convenient than the once-a-week collections of food scraps at farmers markets. They are available 24/7, and there are several in each ward.Please do NOT throw anything in the bins that isn't compostable. Note that green-tinted produce bags from local grocery stores are NOT compostable. Also NOT compostable are produce stickers. For a full list of composting dos and don'ts, a map of the bins, and the code to open the bins, see <a href="https://zerowaste.dc.gov/FoodWasteDropOff" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://zerowaste.dc.gov/FoodWasteDropOff</a>Be warned that using the bins requires two good arms and normal adult height. It's disappointing that the city didn't choose a design that would be usable by people of more body types. Still, these bins are a step in the right direction!A note for faraway readers: These bins were installed by the CITY government of Washington DC, which is separate from the federal government. However, Republicans in Congress like to meddle in city affairs, and there has been talk recently about eliminating the District of Columbia's elected city government and replacing it with an administrator chosen by the Republicans. Local people are horrified by this prospect. The composting program is one example of what's at stake. It doesn't seem likely that the Republicans, if they eliminated the city government, would continue the new drop-off program for food scraps. One reason that DC residents want statehood is so we will have protection against threats to eliminate our elected city government. Although not perfect, the city government does some good work.<a href="https://dmv.community/tags/composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#composting</a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/WashingtonDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WashingtonDC</a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/GoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GoodNews</a>

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