Comments on: 4 steps to composting in small spaces (for free) http://thistinyhouse.com/2009/4-steps-to-composting-in-small-spaces/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:14:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Words to the Abyss » Tiny House Project: Compost http://thistinyhouse.com/2009/4-steps-to-composting-in-small-spaces/comment-page-1/#comment-4978 Words to the Abyss » Tiny House Project: Compost Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:42:21 +0000 http://thistinyhouse.com/?p=1397#comment-4978 [...] cheap-o composting project worked! After our small bin got full Michael and I basically ignored it for four months. (Now we [...] [...] cheap-o composting project worked! After our small bin got full Michael and I basically ignored it for four months. (Now we [...]

]]> By: How our house compares to a Tumbleweed house (part II) | Small Living Journal http://thistinyhouse.com/2009/4-steps-to-composting-in-small-spaces/comment-page-1/#comment-1226 How our house compares to a Tumbleweed house (part II) | Small Living Journal Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:11:22 +0000 http://thistinyhouse.com/?p=1397#comment-1226 [...] disguise as we are buying more food, cooking more and spending less money. We even got inspired to compost our food waste and start a garden in our tiny bit of green space [...] [...] disguise as we are buying more food, cooking more and spending less money. We even got inspired to compost our food waste and start a garden in our tiny bit of green space [...]

]]> By: thistinyhouse http://thistinyhouse.com/2009/4-steps-to-composting-in-small-spaces/comment-page-1/#comment-641 thistinyhouse Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:01:48 +0000 http://thistinyhouse.com/?p=1397#comment-641 Update: I underestimated how much food scrap we would have. Need to get another bin in the next few weeks. Update: I underestimated how much food scrap we would have. Need to get another bin in the next few weeks.

]]> By: Heather@TheGreenestDollar http://thistinyhouse.com/2009/4-steps-to-composting-in-small-spaces/comment-page-1/#comment-551 Heather@TheGreenestDollar Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:30:16 +0000 http://thistinyhouse.com/?p=1397#comment-551 This is an awesome post; thank you! I had plans to start a compost pile this spring, but my husband and I are contemplating putting our house on the market so we can finally start working on our shipping container micro home (we're SO ready to get started...) Anyway, this put a halt on my compost plans, until I saw here that you could compost in a bin. This would be a great solution to my situation. It keeps everything "out of sight", but would still allow me to recycle my kitchen scraps. Many thanks for the great post! This is an awesome post; thank you!

I had plans to start a compost pile this spring, but my husband and I are contemplating putting our house on the market so we can finally start working on our shipping container micro home (we’re SO ready to get started…)

Anyway, this put a halt on my compost plans, until I saw here that you could compost in a bin. This would be a great solution to my situation. It keeps everything “out of sight”, but would still allow me to recycle my kitchen scraps.

Many thanks for the great post!

]]> By: thistinyhouse http://thistinyhouse.com/2009/4-steps-to-composting-in-small-spaces/comment-page-1/#comment-547 thistinyhouse Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:01:53 +0000 http://thistinyhouse.com/?p=1397#comment-547 Well we're starting to get fruit flies, but not a big deal so far. And no stench! Unless of course you open the lid and take a big whiff. Well we’re starting to get fruit flies, but not a big deal so far. And no stench! Unless of course you open the lid and take a big whiff.

]]> By: Karen http://thistinyhouse.com/2009/4-steps-to-composting-in-small-spaces/comment-page-1/#comment-530 Karen Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:19:46 +0000 http://thistinyhouse.com/?p=1397#comment-530 My mom recommends equal parts yard scraps to food scraps. If you have too much food, it'll start stinking. I've been hesitant to start composting in NYC. And have been thinking I'd just wait until after the move this summer. Wish I'd thought about a big plastic bin sooner! My mom recommends equal parts yard scraps to food scraps. If you have too much food, it’ll start stinking.

I’ve been hesitant to start composting in NYC. And have been thinking I’d just wait until after the move this summer. Wish I’d thought about a big plastic bin sooner!

]]> By: thistinyhouse http://thistinyhouse.com/2009/4-steps-to-composting-in-small-spaces/comment-page-1/#comment-528 thistinyhouse Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:01:48 +0000 http://thistinyhouse.com/?p=1397#comment-528 We compost a lot of banana peels. I'll keep an eye out for fruit fly issues, but we haven't had any problems yet. Thanks James! We compost a lot of banana peels. I’ll keep an eye out for fruit fly issues, but we haven’t had any problems yet. Thanks James!

]]> By: James NomadRip http://thistinyhouse.com/2009/4-steps-to-composting-in-small-spaces/comment-page-1/#comment-527 James NomadRip Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:43:15 +0000 http://thistinyhouse.com/?p=1397#comment-527 UGH! I have been having fruitfly issues with my bin. Bury food well under bedding material and definitely do the freezing, particularly with banana peels if you even use those...they are the worst thing for fruitflies! I didn't do the freezing and put a lot of banana peels in...and we have it bad. Trying to fix the problem is much worse than doing it right to avoid it altogether! UGH! I have been having fruitfly issues with my bin. Bury food well under bedding material and definitely do the freezing, particularly with banana peels if you even use those…they are the worst thing for fruitflies! I didn’t do the freezing and put a lot of banana peels in…and we have it bad. Trying to fix the problem is much worse than doing it right to avoid it altogether!

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