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Post #289,304
by static
7/17/07 9:30:17 PM
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New Why no kitchen waste in your compost?
I think I can understand no animal waste, but I thought vegetable waste would be good for it. My Dad's had a compost pile of some sort for many many years. I know we put vegetable waste in it, but I don't remember whether we put animal waste in.

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Post #289,305
by Andrew Grygus
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7/17/07 10:12:27 PM
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New Well, it comes down to two things . . .
First, there's no sorting in the kitchen - there's just one container, so it all goes into the pit, usually in the dead of night because - well, because that's when it gets done.

Second, the chip pile isn't particularly well managed, it just piles up in front of the chipper as stuff gets chipped. It'd take a lot more discipline and attention to run a proper compost system. It takes a real gardening enthusiast to do those things right.

The pigeon poop needs better handling too - and the fireplace ashes of which there are plenty because that's where I dispose of a lot of the debris from the blue gums. You can't use those leaves for mulch or compost because they're toxic.

Incidentally, bugs from Australia have finally made it to California. 20 years ago it was almost impossible to find a eucalyptus leaf with a bite out of it, now it's getting hard to find one that isn't bitten around the edges.

The long horned bark beetles have gotten here too, but they haven't caused the devestation predicted when they first appeared. In my experience they only go after newly cut logs, but boy do they munch on those!
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Post #289,359
by drewk
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7/18/07 9:03:10 PM
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New Blue gum leaves are toxic? How about sweet gum?
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Post #289,370
by Andrew Grygus
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7/18/07 11:23:39 PM
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New They are completely different - related only . . .
. . at the Class level (Magnoliopsida), and that's very distant indeed. Blue Gums are Eucalyptus, members of the Myrtle family. Sweet gum leaves are not toxic - eucalyptus is mildly toxic unless you are a Koala.
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     Lika a moth to a candle - I just couldn't resist. - (Andrew Grygus) - (25) - July 14, 2007, 11:40:29 PM EDT
         NSFL -- Not Safe For Lily (but then, I'm sure she knew that) -NT - (drewk) - (3) - July 15, 2007, 12:59:22 AM EDT
             Hey, she might enjoy the (not shown) reverse side . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - July 15, 2007, 01:22:32 AM EDT
                 I'm only gonna say this once more. - (Lily) - (1) - July 15, 2007, 11:01:32 AM EDT
                     Lab project yes - but . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - July 15, 2007, 11:50:47 AM EDT
         waits in high anticipation /me loves head cheese -NT - (boxley) - (20) - July 15, 2007, 09:52:02 AM EDT
             Actually, when this is done . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (18) - July 15, 2007, 12:27:36 PM EDT
                 ROFL! there is a tribe of lost small boys around there -NT - (boxley) - (6) - July 15, 2007, 01:02:00 PM EDT
                     Just *half* a tribe, apparently. -NT - (CRConrad) - (5) - July 16, 2007, 04:01:11 AM EDT
                         I'm still betting on a dog . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (4) - July 16, 2007, 01:35:00 PM EDT
                             How big are your crows out there? - (Another Scott) - (3) - July 16, 2007, 02:41:31 PM EDT
                                 We don't have crows here - we have ravens . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - July 16, 2007, 03:48:55 PM EDT
                                     Decent book about ravens... . - (dmcarls) - (1) - July 18, 2007, 12:19:06 PM EDT
                                         odd, ravens in the north are friendly to predators - (boxley) - July 18, 2007, 12:28:25 PM EDT
                 You have a compost *pit* ... wow -NT - (drewk) - (10) - July 16, 2007, 10:16:01 PM EDT
                     Yes, I dig a new one when one fills up . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (9) - July 17, 2007, 12:24:08 AM EDT
                         What do you do with the compost? - (Lily) - (8) - July 17, 2007, 05:08:52 PM EDT
                             Well, knowing Andrew... - (admin) - July 17, 2007, 05:23:41 PM EDT
                             I don't have to do anything with it. - (Andrew Grygus) - (6) - July 17, 2007, 06:07:18 PM EDT
                                 Limes would be nice. - (admin) - (1) - July 17, 2007, 06:16:17 PM EDT
                                     Kaffir limes are a bit different. - (Andrew Grygus) - July 17, 2007, 07:03:16 PM EDT
                                 Why no kitchen waste in your compost? - (static) - (3) - July 17, 2007, 09:30:17 PM EDT
                                     Well, it comes down to two things . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - July 17, 2007, 10:12:27 PM EDT
                                         Blue gum leaves are toxic? How about sweet gum? -NT - (drewk) - (1) - July 18, 2007, 09:03:10 PM EDT
                                             They are completely different - related only . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - July 18, 2007, 11:23:39 PM EDT
             Here it is - the Big Cheese! Yay! - (Andrew Grygus) - July 29, 2007, 09:58:42 PM EDT

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