Terry Bacon wrote:Bigfoots are hiding the cure for baldness. They know that if humanity had this knowledge, the bald would go extinct resulting in the loss of the one group of humans that can stand against the big-shampoo-empire.
Bigfoots have never trusted shampoo or conditioner.
Kārlis Taurenis wrote:You can also use toilet paper! I'll try it next week, it looks very easy! Check this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQlolVGRWic
Christopher Weeks wrote:I wonder if the normal 5-gallon bucket lids are too air-tight and how they might be altered to let them sigh as Paul describes of the cans he uses.
Christopher Weeks wrote:I wonder if the normal 5-gallon bucket lids are too air-tight and how they might be altered to let them sigh as Paul describes of the cans he uses.
paul wheaton wrote:The lid is snug enough to keep insects out. During the two years, the can "breathes". As the temperatures go up and down each day, they gases inside expand and escape, and 12 hours later, fresh air enters. So the material in the can slowly dries out.
I think that five gallon buckets will need to be moved/processed far more often. The math says that a five gallon bucket will need to be processed 7 times more often than a 35 gallon can. But I think that with a 35 gallon can, there will be more in-place composting, so it might be closer to 15 to 20 times.
The pipe has a jagged edge on the bottom. So watery stuff will come to under the pipe and get a chance to dry out.
More sawdust leads to more drying and more preservation.
paul wheaton wrote:A new video about the willow feeder system
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxk50Q9GbWw
Matt Todd wrote:My current compost scheme is to not compost. Sorta.
Food waste:
Anything that can go to chickens turns into eggs.
Anything that cannot go to chickens goes in what I call the "refuse bin." Essentially a cage that sits near the woods where I put all the biological nasties, including moldy foods and cat waste (I use pine pellets rather than litter.) That keeps the chickens and wildlife out while letting bugs and soil contact do the breakdown work.
Yard waste:
Currently all yard stuff is going into piles near the garden for soil building. AKA "composting in place." When I have the right materials, I'll put them in play. For example, yesterday I had grass clippings, woodchips, and chicken poo that I spread between plants. That way I'm blocking weeds, feeding plants, and building soil all at once. The chicken poo was pretty fresh, which is a no-no, but I used sparingly and mixed with the other materials.
The stuff above is my current strategy. A similar strategy was earlier this year when I accumulated material and made two huglekulturs with the additional input of wood.
A past strategy was an active compost cage where I layered grass, leaves, and chicken poo. But that was too much work for me, turning it and keeping it moist for little reward. Plus a tree ate it, which is a lesson in itself. https://permies.com/t/139281/Tree-Ate-Compost#1091920 . The cage from this misadventure became my refuse cage.
So needless to say, there's a LOT of different ways to compost. The best way for you is whatever you feel is the least effort and easiest rewards.