Red worm composter? Blue pit composter? Yellow tumbler?
On a recent trip to see a friend we went composter shopping. But how to pick the best composter? Who's to say which is the one for you? Red composter? Blue composter? Compostable composter?
Luckily, the Internet is saving the world with information. You can go there right now and check out Composting.com.
The site is a compendium of store links. I felt as though I wandered through aisles of environmentally conscious retailers as I clicked through these pages. Each page sold me a new set of perennials and compost toilets.
If it's information and not product you seek, a few other sites may be more helpful. The Compost Guide is replete with tips and troubleshooting help for building and maintaining a compost pile, tumbler or whatnot. How to Compost can tell you how to make a compost tea. You'll also find a long list of links to other sites and companies to help you compost. Then there's the Composting for Kids site. If you're confused, you could take the Master Composter's teleclass on composting.
Or you could try the EPA's composting site. There you'll find links to regional composting programs as well as laws on composting.
Personally, I found the EPA link the most useful, but I'm not saying the government composts better than the private sector. The site was useful. Let's leave it at that.
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1-22-2008 @ 11:38AM
Jason said...
We worm compost (vermicompost) at our house. We started out with a homemade bin and then switched to a nice commercial, tiered system later on. We bought our lovely red wigglers from ebay - made a deal with someone and got 2lbs for like $20. Now we have a TON of worms b/c they keep multiplying. The kids love the worm bin. You can almost hear them all slithering around sometimes when you open a tray. We also get a lot of worm tea with our new system - the tea is great for plants - it's like the uber-fertilizer.
I'd highly recommend trying out the worm composting. It's kinda fun and it's also fun to watch people's expressions when you tell them you have worms in your basement. I made a nice small bin for work, too - although no one knows about it. It's my dirty little secret.
Here is my post on vermicomposting and even has a pic of my lovely worms.
http://www.screamtobegreen.com/2007/11/i-heart-worm-poop/
PS - I want to get a tumbler for outside this year. I have a standard pile right now.
-Jason
http://www.screamtobegreen.com
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3-03-2008 @ 4:46PM
ben said...
Here's a link to a few composters: http://eartheasy.com/shop/composting.htm
And another EXCELLENT article on How To compost:
http://eartheasy.com/grow_compost.htm
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