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Attractive Container For Your Compost Scraps

Composting is always great. It recycles plant wastes and makes great soil. We have a composting unit in the back yard under a tree. When I worked in the kitchen, it was hard to save things for composting and I was always debating if it was worth the time to take the little I had out or if I should just throw it out. This was especially true at night or if I was not feeling well.

Now I have a stainless steel container with a lid right by my sink (It is about 1 gallon size). Since it is not see-through and closes securely it is neither an eye-sour or a smell problem. I put the banana peel in after breakfast. The ends of carrots, onion and potato peelings, salad wastes, etc. from lunch and supper. I also put in tea bags (minus the staple and string. Coffee grinds are great too. When this can is full, I empty it into the composter . We also layer the leaves and grass clippings into this composter. Having the steel canister in the kitchen saves me time and I end up with great soil for my garden.

By Harriet from Lakewood, CA

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RE: Attractive Container For Your Compost Scraps

Great ideas! I've started saving my coffee grounds for my plants, but sometimes they start to grow mold before I get to empty the plastic container. Within about three days the mold begins to grow. (I live in Louisiana with plenty of humidity). Any ideas on how I could avoid that problem without having to empty every day?

Post By fab4mom (Guest Post)

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I use a 5 gallon cat litter bucket with lid. I fill it up and take it out once a week. I put paper towels (no chemicals), food scraps, coffee grounds, tea bags and assorted paper in it. I rinse it out with the jet spray nozzle on my hose to clean out. I pull my newspapers into shreds and put those in the pile, too. Your carbon to nitrogen ration (C:N or brown:green should be around 30:1) for really good compost cooking. The more newspaper or sawdust, etc the better. Happy compost cooking!!

Post By Ashley (Guest Post)

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Love your idea. What kind of steel container do you have & where did you get it? Thanks

Post By Mary Ann (Guest Post)

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I use a recycled plastic coffee container. The largest size plastic can. I keep it under the cabinet.

Post By suzin (Guest Post)

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My grandfather used a galvanized bucket that he kept on the back porch. My mother always just used an old plastic container. Lately, I've been using a plactic Folgers coffee container.

Post by susanmajp

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My Mom always kept a 5 quart ice cream bucket under the sink for compost...taught us kids what to throw in there...was easy for anyone going out to take it and empty it.

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