Comments on: Compost Pails — a great way to collect nitrogen rich composting materials from the kitchen. http://www.compostinstructions.com/compost-pails-a-great-way-to-collect-nitrogen-rich-composting-materials-from-the-kitchen/ A guide to making your own compost. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:17:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: lars http://www.compostinstructions.com/compost-pails-a-great-way-to-collect-nitrogen-rich-composting-materials-from-the-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-1698 lars Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:11:08 +0000 http://compostinstructions.com/?p=232#comment-1698 @Michael There's batch composting, and continuous composting. If you're continuously composting, you can stop adding for a few weeks to let the most recently added material finish breaking down, so that all of it is finished compost. Alternatively, you can keep adding stuff and just run it through a screen when you need compost. Sift out the unfinished materials and throw them back into the bin, and use the rest of the finished compost. @Michael

There’s batch composting, and continuous composting.

If you’re continuously composting, you can stop adding for a few weeks to let the most recently added material finish breaking down, so that all of it is finished compost.

Alternatively, you can keep adding stuff and just run it through a screen when you need compost. Sift out the unfinished materials and throw them back into the bin, and use the rest of the finished compost.

]]> By: Michael http://www.compostinstructions.com/compost-pails-a-great-way-to-collect-nitrogen-rich-composting-materials-from-the-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-1693 Michael Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:22:08 +0000 http://compostinstructions.com/?p=232#comment-1693 Can we add the kitchen scraps to compost every other day? How does that impact compost that's been cooking for several months already? What I mean is, if the compost is nearly ready, do we have to save the scraps until we start a new pile? Can we add the kitchen scraps to compost every other day? How does that impact compost that’s been cooking for several months already? What I mean is, if the compost is nearly ready, do we have to save the scraps until we start a new pile?

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