Re: Various compostable items ?

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• Subject: Re: Various compostable items ?
• From: R* C* I* <r*@UVI.EDU>
• Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 10:25:24 -0400

At 07:19 AM 3/13/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Just curious about certain things that should or should not go into a
>compost bin.
>
>Banana peelings?        Egg shells?     Rabbit BMs?....could they go
directly to the
>garden?         Kitty litter? (non scented)
>
>Should the peelings etc be ground up?  How often should or could the pile
>be turned to speed up the process?  Once a week?        Do they have an
automatic
>compost turner?
>
>Where could I look for more info on composting?  Web addresses?
>
>Just full of questions :-)
>
>Have a nice spring...... I enjoy this list a great deal.
>
>Thanks,
>elgin freeman
>                 efreeman@surfsouth.com
>
>
All of the above items are ok except the kitty litter. Dog, cat, and human
wastes may harbor desease organisms which are not destroyed by composting.
Peelings don't *need* to be ground up, but it does help. You can get more
information whereever they sell gardening books. There are several books
dedicated just to composting.

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