Homemade compost is so exciting! (MERGED)

absfabs

Hi cazziebo,

I'm not telling my OH about his manly compost activator potential either. Got enough bad habits already without marking his territory in the garden!

Regarding vaccuum contents, I don't compost them, but mainly because I expect there to be bits of synthetic carpet and other non-organic stuff in it. If you have mostly hair in yours it should be okay, hair, human or animal, is supposed to be okay.

elantan

might be a bit of a silly question but is compost smelly ....i am thinking of getting a couple of compost bins but we have a very small back garden which we try and sit out in if the weather is good but i have been told it's smelly and i dont fancy sitting out catching some rays with a whiff all the time can anyone help?

cazziebo

elantan wrote: »

might be a bit of a silly question but is compost smelly ....i am thinking of getting a couple of compost bins but we have a very small back garden which we try and sit out in if the weather is good but i have been told it's smelly and i dont fancy sitting out catching some rays with a whiff all the time can anyone help?

I got one of the discounted bins from the council (the dalek) and the lid is really tight fitting so not noticed any smell at all

Happy composting!

Thanks absfabs - we have wooden floors mainly so not much in way of carpet fibre. (I do find hair elastics, earrings, and all sorts of other stuff sometimes!)

Ian_W

Erm, is there a recommended daily/weekly dose of men's pee based on a deposit of approx 2 litres stored overnight internally to ferment?
Thus far I've been making a once a week contribution but I'm wondering if this is enough?
I do have the capacity to make this a daily contribution but I wonder if this is over-egging the pudding [or over-piddling the pile!] as it were?

Kay_Peel

Only start to worry if the heap is a soggy wet mass - and then, just add some newspapers and cardboard.
By the way. The best urine is the first 'sample' after sleeping - or so I heard from someone or other.


k.

olibearhorse

oh my god, my bf wee'd in a pint glass this morning and left it on the kitchen top to put in the bin later......

why oh why oh why did I ever tell him about the benefits of male p**s?!!!!!!!!

Ian W - please, whatever you do, don't do that!

absfabs

olibearhorse wrote: »

oh my god, my bf wee'd in a pint glass this morning and left it on the kitchen top to put in the bin later......

why oh why oh why did I ever tell him about the benefits of male p**s?!!!!!!!!

Ian W - please, whatever you do, don't do that!

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Mrs_Wossinge

My husband refuses to 'participate' in this manner, so our compost is weeless, but still seems to be doing ok.

Ian_W

olibearhorse wrote: »

oh my god, my bf wee'd in a pint glass this morning and left it on the kitchen top to put in the bin later......

why oh why oh why did I ever tell him about the benefits of male p**s?!!!!!!!!

A pint! A PINT!! Is he a whimp?
Should be able to produce at least 2 litres at least.

Ian W - please, whatever you do, don't do that!

Funnily enough I did my contribution the other morning and left the jug on the cistern in the bathroom while I got up and dressed, got distracted and when Mrs W arrived home from work at 4pm I got, "Charming! Having that facing you in the bathroom!" :rotfl:

Mrs_Wossinge wrote:

My husband refuses to 'participate' in this manner

Hmmmm. Business opportunity maybe? It works for Flying Flowers - why not P by Post?

olibearhorse

Ian_W wrote: »

A pint! A PINT!! Is he a whimp?
Should be able to produce at least 2 litres at least.

Funnily enough I did my contribution the other morning and left the jug on the cistern in the bathroom while I got up and dressed, got distracted and when Mrs W arrived home from work at 4pm I got, "Charming! Having that facing you in the bathroom!" :rotfl:

Hmmmm. Business opportunity maybe? It works for Flying Flowers - why not P by Post?

Acutally this has been mentioned previously in this thread but my enthusiasm for male pee is fast decreasing.......

Ian W, apparantly a pint is acceptable if only one pint of cider has been consumed before hand. Thankfully I don't drink the stuff (cider!!) but I can see a potential mistake happening and I will laugh.