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From the lens A Lazy Man's Guide to Compost.

Do you compost? Share your ideas and thoughts on composting here.

  • Joval Mar 27, 2012 @ 5:53 pm | delete
    I save my brown paper bags from takeout and I put my kitchen scraps in them and then directly into the freezer. Then I can just dump the whole bag into my composter without having to use a plastic bag. That's my lazy girl tip.
  • amazonnottadog Mar 23, 2012 @ 9:41 am | delete
    This is a very thorough lens. I earned a lot. Thank you.
  • R. Cloutier Mar 17, 2012 @ 2:39 pm | delete
    my brother taught me to put scraps in a plastic bag in the freezer until I can dump them in the compost
  • Mar 12, 2012 @ 6:34 am | delete
    great idea for me....
  • DoubleUnder Mar 11, 2012 @ 12:20 pm | delete
    Excellent, once I get more land I plan on using some of your overall gardening techniques.
  • lawrence01 Mar 2, 2012 @ 8:34 pm | delete
    Great lens. I'm doing something on how to set up a veggie patch at the moment, I'll be sneding people here for how to make a compost bin. Great work
  • readabooki Feb 26, 2012 @ 9:25 pm | delete
    Your recipe for compost tea is really easy. I can do that and am going to right away. Thanks.
  • Tipi Feb 25, 2012 @ 5:41 pm | delete
    Thank you for sharing this information on a topic that is well researched and important in today's economic drop.
  • Green In Texas Feb 24, 2012 3:29 pm Feb 24, 2012 @ 4:45 pm | delete
    just starting to compost dont want to spend alot on ready made bins. I have 2 live stock oval water troughs that are sort of rotten on bottom any suggestions on what type materials to use to try to patch bottoms or can i just set them on the ground as they are.
  • ronberry Feb 1, 2012 @ 3:30 pm | delete
    I've hear about compost tea but never made any. I'm going to take your advice and give it a try this summer. Great job on the lens...pretty darn good for a lazy composter!
  • Staceysk Sep 9, 2011 @ 11:22 am | delete
    great info...Linking to this for sure!
  • kingsrookie Aug 17, 2011 @ 5:13 pm | delete
    i was wondering if starches are good to compost?
  • AllThingsMichigan Aug 17, 2011 @ 5:49 pm | delete
    Yes, we put starches such as potato peelings, potatoes that have sprouted, and corn cobs in our compost pile. Just don't put things like corn tortillas, breads, cake, or any other grain material - you will attract rodents.
  • iRenew Jul 25, 2011 @ 10:29 pm | delete
    A lot of university extension programs have good information about composting, but not usually relevant for the average person. Good stuff...I wish I had known what not to put in when I made my first compost heap...
  • TheresaMarkham Apr 20, 2011 @ 3:06 am | delete
    I love my stainless steel countertop canister w/charcoal filters. Easy to fill, easy to clean, no odors, no problems. And, lightweight, so it's easy to carry to the compost pile.
  • Livinggreenandclean2011 Apr 12, 2011 @ 8:12 pm | delete
    I have been working on a greener and healthier lifestyle for my family and I believe composting the "lazy way" LOL will be the best way to help our raised bed garden grow. Thank you for the info.
  • simplegirl Mar 6, 2011 @ 8:24 am | delete
    this is just about my speed. I am a lazy composter. I have been using a garbage bin outside with holes drilled throughout, but need to build a better site for it. thanks for the info.
  • DougHouse Feb 28, 2011 @ 5:17 am | delete
    I love this..surely surely a must try...thanks!!!
  • MarkUpshaw Oct 30, 2010 @ 9:14 pm | delete
    Good lens on composting. I used the Stanford method
  • WriterBuzz Oct 9, 2010 @ 9:27 pm | delete
    Very nice lens. Thanks. I gave you a thumbs up, because it's a nice lense.
  • Lynda Aug 31, 2010 @ 6:45 pm | delete
    I just started composting in beginning of Aug. My hubby drilled some holes in a round trash can, and put hardware on so I can secure the lid tightly. Once a week or so, I roll the can around a bit in the yard. so far, it's looking good. I have not tried to avoid putting veggie or fruit seeds in with my kitchen scraps, so I wonder if some stuff will sprout up! Somehow, it is rewarding, and makes me feel like I am giving back to the earth, instead of contributing to landfills. I can't wait to spead my first canful, probably by end of 1st week in Sept. to help my poor, deprived trees.
  • vallain Jun 28, 2010 @ 9:39 am | delete
    I used to compost and it was wonderful for the garden. The rotating bins appeal to me. I should get back to doing this.
  • kathleen Jan 31, 2010 @ 4:59 pm | delete
    Will it help my veggie garden to spray the compost tea on it?As they do with Miracle grow spray.thanks very much.
  • carredsal Jan 28, 2010 @ 10:57 am | delete
    Great information! My compost is just in a pile. The pallets are a great idea.
  • EelKat Dec 7, 2009 @ 2:20 am | delete
    my compost bin is just like yours! pallets and posts - every year we fill the bottom of it with a layer of seaweed/kelp about 2 feet deep, (we live on a beach, so it washes up by the truckloads after a storm) than add the regular compost stuff on top of that.
  • kimmanleyort Nov 21, 2009 @ 9:54 am | delete
    Great lens (I learned about it from Clouda9's blog). I have a tumbler but once it's full I have to wait a while before emptying. Your instructions do make it seem easy!
  • clouda9 Nov 20, 2009 @ 10:37 pm | delete
    You got me thinking after I read this lens...just had to highlight it on my blog (http://squidreport.crabbysbeach.com/blogs/the-simple-brilliance-of-dirt/) If you'd like to add the badge from the blog on this lens it's on the left menu.
  • stargazer00 Nov 20, 2009 @ 9:09 pm | delete
    Congrats on the purple star!
  • clouda9 Nov 20, 2009 @ 8:46 pm | delete
    Just super! Your compost bin looks like ours...and to think I was embarrassed by the 'homemadeish' design. You give us great information on this lens with passion and pics! Right on.
  • stargazer00 Nov 9, 2009 @ 11:12 pm | delete
    I liked the pictures of your own composting.
  • bjhughes Sep 16, 2009 @ 11:45 am | delete
    Great lens - I' going to start composting for my garden next year - this is a great first source of information ....
  • LindaJM Jul 30, 2009 @ 12:23 pm | delete
    Thanks for a lot of great composting suggestions!
  • nzinteriordesign Jun 25, 2009 @ 10:56 pm | delete
    Great lens, very informative, simple to follow.

    Well done !

    Regards,

    Ron Crummer
  • CherylK May 30, 2009 @ 4:27 pm | delete
    Hi! Just stopping by to get your url. I'm adding this to the Featured Lenses module in my Greener Life lens. Your explanations are so thorough....great lens.
  • pammik May 14, 2009 @ 12:29 pm | delete
    Nice work- maybe some of the lazy gardeners will start composting and stop using the trash can!
  • howtosellebay May 12, 2009 @ 12:23 pm | delete
    Hi, Ive been growing underwater plants fr my aquarium, for years I have been trying to research some good combination of compost which will ensure a benefit to my plants. Are there any further tips and that will ensure my plants growth?
  • x3xsolxdierx3x Apr 24, 2009 @ 6:50 am | delete
    interesting lens....5 stars from me....
  • RolandTumble Feb 24, 2009 @ 3:06 pm | delete
    Lazy compost--that's the way for me! 5*
  • MiaBellezza Jan 24, 2009 @ 1:31 pm | delete
    Great guide - I especially like the recipe for compost tea --> 5* and lensroled into my Styles of Bonsai Trees!
  • TheGreenerMe Dec 27, 2008 @ 3:25 pm | delete
    Great Lens! Very informative and detailed lens. So helpful and I love that it uses a wooden structure for composting verses the plastic ones. A wooden structure is a much greener solution! 5*'s!
  • poutine Nov 18, 2008 @ 12:36 pm | delete
    Very well explained.

    A 5

    Poutine
  • paperfacets Aug 15, 2008 @ 4:33 pm | delete
    Very good. My bin is the plastic stand-up kind. Been brewing for three months. I keep adding and it seems to disappear. It's fun. Entertaining lens. Thanks for the info.
  • spirituality Jul 30, 2008 @ 4:43 am | delete
    Great guide to making compost - didn't know you couldn't add dairy or meat though. You can add egg-shells: adds some useful calcium to the mix.
  • beachbum_gabby Jun 26, 2008 @ 1:40 am | delete
    wow, very helpful lens. My mother use to compost for our veggies plants. Keep it up!
  • Eric-Smith May 28, 2008 @ 4:40 am | delete
    Hey there, great lens. Vermi-compost is my favourite.
  • triathlontraining May 22, 2008 @ 8:16 am | delete
    Very informative lens! Great subject too. If only I had a place to compost... 5*!
  • EricOlsen May 20, 2008 @ 9:24 pm | delete
    Thanks for the info. My composting is pretty lazy already... I put old food in the compost bin and it composts for me :)
  • CherylK Apr 23, 2008 @ 1:18 pm | delete
    Excellent! Great information and I'm going to lensroll it and favorite it (in case you update). Good job!
  • TheresaMarkham Mar 19, 2008 @ 1:33 pm | delete
    Great lens! Lots of wonderful how-to directions - including make your own compost bin & compost tea. I made a Squidoo lens that lists over 200 items you can put into your compost pile - see it here. All the Best, Theresa
  • Stephene Mar 16, 2008 @ 11:46 am | delete
    Thks for useful information.. i hv bookmarked this lense and joined your fan club.. (^o^)
  • GypsyPirate Mar 13, 2008 @ 11:05 am | delete
    Pallets and steel stakes. Brilliant! Thanks.
  • rms Mar 13, 2008 @ 10:43 am | delete
    Wonderful lens full of great information. I'm lensrolling this to my ladybugs are good for your garden lens!
  • WhitneyWells Mar 13, 2008 @ 8:33 am | delete
    This is a great lens filled with useful information, I am definetly going to build one (or two) of your Lazy Man Composters. 5 stars!
  • jasmineann Mar 11, 2008 @ 5:00 pm | delete
    Very useful, practical information. Great easy to follow explanations and a personal touch. Left you 5 stars and adding to my faves. Thank you !
  • grosvenor Mar 6, 2008 @ 11:15 am | delete
    Great lens--I love the ideas for apartment dwellers.

    I have a lens about trying to garden in the urban chaos of the D.C. metro area. I hope you'll check it out sometime:
    http://www.squidoo.com/dcgarden
  • innercity51 Feb 3, 2008 @ 2:24 pm | delete
    Thanks for the information. I am looking into what kind of composting I want to do. This has helped.
  • Hope Christensen Jan 28, 2008 @ 10:02 pm | delete
    Hi, I am origionally from Minnesota, I am building a home in the colorado mountains and want to start a compost. My grandmother always had one, unfortunatly all of my ancestors are no longer with us and I needed information. Thank you for building this web site. Hopesxjs@yahoo.com
  • Retro_Loco Jan 24, 2008 @ 10:37 pm | delete
    Love this lens! Not just a long list of stuff to buy, but photos & words of wisdom from your own experiences! I love composting & gardening, & have been doing both for about 10 years. Composting & recycling are practically obsessions with me! I gave this lens 5 stars & saved it to my favorites. When I finish my recycling lens, I will roll this one over! Congrats on your new baby! Any photos of baby in the garden?? :-)
  • Josh Aug 8, 2007 @ 3:26 pm | delete
    Really pretty designs, good site for information and how-to.

    http://dailydump.org
  • Euryale Jun 21, 2007 @ 6:15 pm | delete
    We just added another composting bin to our yard so we can handle our yard waste and kitchen scraps better.

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