Re: ready steady

In large amounts, adding it to the compost, away from the house, might be the
best plan.
Otherwise, I find that the smell goes away in a few days, much like most
natural amendments.
Coffee grounds collected from a local shop make a nice cover-up smell until it
gets better.
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: slver
  To: pumpkins@hort.net
  Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 9:00 AM
  Subject: Re: ready steady


  Local breweries are a good source for spent grains.  As a homebrewer I have
  a supply on a regular basis that I have attempted to use on several
  occasion.  This far nothing I have tried has been suitable due to the
smell.
  Even tilling into the soil is only moderately successful at minimizing the
  stench.

  If anyone has any ideas on how to compost brewery grains I would like to
  hear them
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Rich Canter" <chaselounge@msn.com>
  To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
  Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 9:30 PM
  Subject: ready steady


  > Busy building up above the limestone floor in the new garden. I've been
  > collecting spent grains from a local brewery.
  > A very small operation that goes through about a dumpster full of crushed
  > soggy barley a week. They are happy to give it to a good home, plus, it
is
  > already half composted (think oatmeal). Worth checking out if there is a
  > brewery near by.
  > Wife is already complaining about the smell. Must be doing something
  right.
  > Rich
  > PS- it is MUCH heavier than it looks
  >   ----- Original Message -----
  >   From: D. Wronski
  >   To: pumpkins@hort.net
  >   Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 5:37 PM
  >   Subject: Re: test
  >
  >
  >   Ned,
  >
  >   The tests are coming through, it has been a quiet weekend, maybe all
the
  >   growers are hitting their local supply stores for misc items to start
  the
  >   growing season.
  >
  >   Dave
  >   Sterling, MA
  >
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