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Re: Compost

Hmm now I know what to do with all that lint.. thanks!

At 07:06 AM 9/9/97 PDT, you wrote:
>
>>...what about all the other food scraps?  What about newspaper I put 
>>in the recycle bin? Are there any other non-food items that are good 
>>for composting? 
>
>The main reasons for avoiding meat are because it will get rancid and to 
>keep animals from digging around in the compost heap.  I have, on 
>occasion, dug a hole in the middle of the heap and tossed in shrimp 
>shells or fish scraps, then covered it up.  No problem encountered.
>
>The newspaper will decompose nicely.  I understand that there are 
>problems with some kinds of ink, but I'm not enough of a purist to check 
>and see what type is used in our local papers.  I don't use the colored 
>pages, though.  Actually, I don't put much newspaper in the compost 
>heap, but I use it under mulch a lot.
>
>I keep a covered bucket in the kitchen for items for the compost heap.  
>I don't usually scrape plates into it, but I don't see any reason why 
>not.  Except, again, gravy or meat scraps may invite problems.
>
>Other goodies I toss in include:  coffee grounds, tea bags, egg shells, 
>dryer lint, grass clippings...most anything that will decompose.  
>Resources say not to use pet droppings because of the potential for 
>disease, but livestock  manure is okay.  I'm not sure I understand that 
>rationale, but I have followed those "rules".
>
>Nancy
>Arkansas (zone 7)
>
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Shelley
USDA Zone 6A 
Sunset Zone 39
Detroit

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