Compost Tumbler - CompoSpin 50 Gallon Recycled Plastic Composter Tumbler - STC077

!±8± Compost Tumbler - CompoSpin 50 Gallon Recycled Plastic Composter Tumbler - STC077

Click here for details www.kitchensupplystore.org Compost Tumbler - CompoSpin 50 Gallon Recycled Plastic Composter Tumbler - STC077 Features: * Made of Recycled and Recyclable Materials * Patented spinning base - Attractive Design and Fun to use * Creates Nutrient Rich Compost in as little as 4-6 Weeks * Designed to handle all compostable yard, garden, and kitchen waste * Just Spin to Mix

Compost Tumbler - CompoSpin 50 Gallon Recycled Plastic Composter Tumbler - STC077

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Weeds in the Compost Pile - Should You Worry?

!±8± Weeds in the Compost Pile - Should You Worry?

Should weeds go in the compost pile, especially those with seeds? This question is bound to arise in midsummer as a bumper crop of weeds hits most gardeners. Here are some thoughts on the matter but you have to make up your own mind.

First of all, it would appear that weeds that have not gone to seed would all be safe to use for compost. However, the gardener needs to look at the plant itself. Chances are that an annual weed that has been uprooted and the roots allowed to dry will be dead before it hit the pile. Perennial weeds are a different sort all together.

Their roots are likely to survive a long time. In appearance they will often be white and thick with moisture retentive properties, ready to wait until circumstances allow them to sprout and spread, circumstances like the edges of a compost pile with warmth, moisture and food. Actually, they may be more trouble than weeds with thousands of viable seeds.

After all we are told that every cubic foot of soil has millions of seeds. Even if there is only one million weed seeds in a cubic foot of your garden soil, and that only the ones in the top inch will sprout, that means that there are five hundred seventy-eight weeds ready to sprout in every square inch of garden soil. How much difference will a few more seeds per cubic foot make?

Balance this with the knowledge that those weeds represent a great source of nitrogen for the compost pile. Plus, their roots have gone deep and long to capture a lot of mineral content for the soil which you can now move into the bins to enrich the topsoil later. Just as carrots and corn will gather both similar and different things from the soil, so do different weeds and thus a good mix of weeds for the compost pile implies a richer pile by far. Also the quick composters must remember that a fast pile is a hot pile and this will kill a lot of the seeds and the perennial roots as well.

So the plants that we call weeds may be a nuisance in the garden but a treasure in the compost bins. As the mystery of composting happens in the back yard, the treasure of weeds becomes the black gold of compost.

Weeds in the Compost Pile - Should You Worry?

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!±8± Tumbleweed 200003 58-Gallon Rotating Compost Bin, Green

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Tumbleweed 200003 58-Gallon Rotating Compost Bin, Green

• 58 gallon capacity for your leaves, grass and kitchen waste
• Steel frame design is easy to assemble stand.
• Stainless steel central rod will not rust and helps aerate each time it tumbles
• Dual locking lids have 4 vents to help provide needed oxygen to your compost
• Finished compost as quickly as 21 days

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Discourage pests such as Compost

!±8± Discourage pests such as Compost

As compost to discourage pests from your garden composter. A how-to videos of the North Shore Recycling Program, North Vancouver, BC Canada. The production of Christopher Chong (freemanvideo.ca).

Discourage pests such as Compost

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