tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post5880486906023993845..comments2023-10-09T19:22:45.696+02:00Comments on The Balcony Garden: Does Father Christmas Hate Gardeners?Sue Swifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16053188212601918182noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-26703139427683120012010-02-22T14:55:02.768+01:002010-02-22T14:55:02.768+01:00Let me know how this works Sue! I bought an outdoo...Let me know how this works Sue! I bought an outdoor compost tumbler over the winter, but with so much snow I haven't even opened the box. So I want to get a small kitchen version to hold kitchen waste during the winter when I won't be able to get to the tumbler. Leary of the smell though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-89106269440706044822010-02-22T09:51:36.050+01:002010-02-22T09:51:36.050+01:00What is important is that you may now have your ow...What is important is that you may now have your own supply of fresh compost. But I just can relate to that feeling...being so excited about something that will only screw up. It surely is more than disappointing!<br />Please let us know if the no smell and no fly’s part are really true.Cynthia B. Hawthornehttp://www.medicaltranscriptionisttraininginfo.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-53274014860598027752010-02-11T08:17:01.850+01:002010-02-11T08:17:01.850+01:00Congratulations on persevering in your quest to ow...Congratulations on persevering in your quest to own a composter. I hope it arrives soon and is all that is promised. I thought of you yesterday as I planted green onion seeds and gingerroot in planters. Because of the limited sun in my small yard, I do some container gardening as well.Lou Murray's Green Worldhttp://greenlifeinsocal.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-92161896649302343782010-02-10T18:33:39.552+01:002010-02-10T18:33:39.552+01:00I love little kitchen bins... but I will warn you,...I love little kitchen bins... but I will warn you, then do smell from time to time if you don't bring them out every other day. To be expected.Dirty Girl Gardeninghttp://www.dirtygirlgarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-8937184652334710842010-02-10T15:40:19.711+01:002010-02-10T15:40:19.711+01:00If it can help you, in order to get this particula...If it can help you, in order to get this particular composting unit "working", you need a special product -> a specific mix of bacteria that you need to buy from them!! Otherwise your compost will start smelling... I know someone who bought it and was very disappointed by this...Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01973348273875408229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-78835853017463003252010-02-07T20:05:33.156+01:002010-02-07T20:05:33.156+01:00sue, you brought a smile to my face, despite the f...sue, you brought a smile to my face, despite the frustrations you've experienced. You might like to participate in the garden bloggers sustainable lifestyle project i currently have on my blog...it is right up your alley:-) janJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-52972367964610586652010-02-07T18:36:33.196+01:002010-02-07T18:36:33.196+01:00Sue - I have one of these which is a way station f...Sue - I have one of these which is a way station for my little rotating one out by the trash bins... its great. :) And mine at least, doesn't smell, and has charcoal filters. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope to see you again!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524574998937986323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-49672892088052744422010-02-07T16:51:43.958+01:002010-02-07T16:51:43.958+01:00Hope all ends well with your composter. It is quit...Hope all ends well with your composter. It is quite amazing how much compostable waste on little kitchen can produce. I started composting a couple of years ago and the used the first batch about a year after that - one tip - avoid egg shells as they don't rot downs effectively (or so I found)I have also ben told that they attract rats but I suspect that might not be such an issue on balony's?Nataliehttp://igrewthisearlier.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-42164754459587009652010-02-07T00:46:09.738+01:002010-02-07T00:46:09.738+01:00I do kitchen composting with my little red wriggle...I do kitchen composting with my little red wriggler worms. No smell, no mess, and they make compost at break-neck speed! I keep them under the work table in my stained glass studio, as they would die outside in our summers. Nobody but me knows they are there....<br /><br />I hope you do get your composter. Two years is a long time to wait!janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16978979417557447666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-27725445721905336662010-02-06T23:53:47.614+01:002010-02-06T23:53:47.614+01:00Hi, Sue. You may have been disappointed, but you c...Hi, Sue. You may have been disappointed, but you cheered ME up no end! Your post is so.o.o funny, I'm grinning from ear to ear. Thanks for making my day. xxPam's English Gardenhttp://www.pamsenglishgarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-39005585629979058242010-02-06T21:25:53.060+01:002010-02-06T21:25:53.060+01:00Oh such ups and downs! I hope you finally get your...Oh such ups and downs! I hope you finally get your kitchen composter, we had a little tin bin that sat outside with a bag in it to make it easy to take the contents to the lottie. The council here has just introduced the addition of uncooked or cooked! food stuffs into our brown garden waste bins - wow. We still take lots to the lottie in our bag though. I think I may stop believing in Santa - he just sounds lazy and a bit nasty.....Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475182740888543862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-78534984866717651182010-02-06T16:53:58.920+01:002010-02-06T16:53:58.920+01:00Hi Sue,
This reminds me of the year I asked for a...Hi Sue, <br />This reminds me of the year I asked for a pitchfork for my birthday, they all thought I had lost my mind I think! <br /><br />Have you considered vermicomposting? This site is by California State, but there are lots of helpful links. <br /><br />Funny post, Thanks!<br />All my best<br />BethBethhttp://www.kitchen-55.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-89139132799744973172010-02-06T15:18:12.584+01:002010-02-06T15:18:12.584+01:00That's the spirit ... never give up, especiall...That's the spirit ... never give up, especially when it comes to wanting a kitchen composter! I have a worm bin and love those worm castings I am rewarded with!<br /><br />Now that's a good idea Edith - composting the contents of the Hoover bag ... will do!The Running Garlichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16730620784586261074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-30731726975549371682010-02-06T13:19:56.932+01:002010-02-06T13:19:56.932+01:00Dear Sue, Oh dear, such disappointment but the jew...Dear Sue, Oh dear, such disappointment but the jewellery and perfume did sound wonderful!<br /><br />However, I am really glad that 'All's Well That Ends Well' and that your kitchen waste will soon be being put to very good use. There really is something magical [shades of Father C] when the detritus of the kitchen turns into something really precious. I most definitely advocate composting everything if possible, even the contents of the Hoover bag.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com