Comments on: Troubleshooting your compost http://one-change.com/blog/2007/06/troubleshooting-your-compost/ making one change at a time Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:21:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: dennis http://one-change.com/blog/2007/06/troubleshooting-your-compost/comment-page-1/#comment-65173 dennis Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:46:26 +0000 http://one-change.com/blog/2007/06/troubleshooting-your-compost/#comment-65173 I compost outside and it looks great but when I go to use it, I find I end up with all sorts of unwanted things growing in the soil. I end up with tomato, potato and squash plants just to name a few. I have decided to let the compost sit longer hoping it will destroy the seeds but can't seem to get the pile any hotter than 90 degrees and I don't think that is hot enough to kill seeds. Any ideas? I compost outside and it looks great but when I go to use it, I find I end up with all sorts of unwanted things growing in the soil. I end up with tomato, potato and squash plants just to name a few. I have decided to let the compost sit longer hoping it will destroy the seeds but can’t seem to get the pile any hotter than 90 degrees and I don’t think that is hot enough to kill seeds. Any ideas?

]]> By: Ariah Fine http://one-change.com/blog/2007/06/troubleshooting-your-compost/comment-page-1/#comment-15626 Ariah Fine Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:48:54 +0000 http://one-change.com/blog/2007/06/troubleshooting-your-compost/#comment-15626 we were starting to have compost problems too, basically because I sorely neglect it. It just need more leaves, and I put some broken up sticks in too to create more air pockets. we were starting to have compost problems too, basically because I sorely neglect it. It just need more leaves, and I put some broken up sticks in too to create more air pockets.

]]> By: Mollie http://one-change.com/blog/2007/06/troubleshooting-your-compost/comment-page-1/#comment-14555 Mollie Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:29:09 +0000 http://one-change.com/blog/2007/06/troubleshooting-your-compost/#comment-14555 Hi Julie, I will use it for potted plants that I have and probably a couple of other things: give it to a community garden, give it to friends/family that garden, put a post on craigslist for free (or not if you want to sell it) composted dirt, bring it to the arboretum, do some <a href="http://www.guerrillagardening.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">guerilla gardening</a> with it, or go to a park and put it around the vegetation. mollie Hi Julie,

I will use it for potted plants that I have and probably a couple of other things: give it to a community garden, give it to friends/family that garden, put a post on craigslist for free (or not if you want to sell it) composted dirt, bring it to the arboretum, do some guerilla gardening with it, or go to a park and put it around the vegetation.

mollie

]]> By: Julie http://one-change.com/blog/2007/06/troubleshooting-your-compost/comment-page-1/#comment-14507 Julie Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:26:57 +0000 http://one-change.com/blog/2007/06/troubleshooting-your-compost/#comment-14507 What do people who live in apartments do with the compost they have made? What do people who live in apartments do with the compost they have made?

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