Compost activator
Last post 05-05-2009 3:36 PM by Rodnyette. 20 replies.
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10/11/2008 03:30 PM
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- Digger
- Northern UK
- 18 Jul 2005
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I'm still very tired after the weekend but here is my first money saving tip, instead of buying expensive products for "activating" your compost heap just take a whizz on the compost heap instead, this is an easy option and saves you the bother of having to walk all the way back to the house to use the bathroom when you are outside in the garden and need a whizz
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10/11/2008 03:50 PM
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- Susiq
- Northumberland
- 16 Feb 2008
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Ha ha ha- OH has been following that paricular gem of info since we started the compo heap - easier for men to achieve than women I hasten to add!
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10/11/2008 03:55 PM
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- Digger
- Northern UK
- 18 Jul 2005
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Hi susiq, I do suppose that it's a little more discreet for a chap to supply the activator and it's probably not very "ladylike" for girls to do the same, unless you keep a bucket in the potting shed? thinking about it I really don't think that OH would partake in such a scheme, however for some reason now the weather is getting colder I am also a little reluctant
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10/11/2008 03:58 PM
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- miranda
- Oxfordshire
- 17 Nov 2004
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Maybe you could just keep a bucket in your shed, digger, then you won't have to worry about getting chilly.
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10/11/2008 04:53 PM
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- sue1002
- Ipswich, Suffolk
- 06 Sep 2005
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Nice one Miranda, I don't think digger would want to get chilly bits I know we had this conversation a couple of years or so ago and wasn't it said that men's is better than women's because of the hormones in it?
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10/11/2008 05:25 PM
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- miranda
- Oxfordshire
- 17 Nov 2004
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Yes, we did discuss it before but I can't recall the details, though digger seemed to know a fair bit about it. I think it's the nitrogen content of urine that's the main thing, isn't it? Does men's have more than women's?
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10/11/2008 05:32 PM
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- Digger
- Northern UK
- 18 Jul 2005
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Hi, the bucket idea is for girls, my compost heap is too far away from the shed maybe i should just re locate the heap. I think the girls whizz had more nitrogen, girl dogs have more nitrogen in the whizz than boy dogs, it might be the same for humans? I suppose it won't matter too much but it will also save money if you have a water meter because the loo won't need to be flushed
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10/11/2008 06:17 PM
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- Phot's-Moll
- The sunny South coast.
- 06 Jan 2007
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If I sat on top of the compost bin at home, I'd be looking straight into the neighbours kitchen - maybe I'd better only do this down the lottie, where I have a shed.
Whether you think you can do a thing, or think you cannot, you are right.
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10/11/2008 07:10 PM
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- sue1002
- Ipswich, Suffolk
- 06 Sep 2005
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My compost bins are in full view of next door too, they are next to the shed but that is chocabloc already and I don't think I would even be able to squeeze a bucket in there. Female dog urine is definitely stronger as it kills off the lawn quicker than a male dog's does, although it is a bit less so once they have been neutered.
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10/11/2008 07:29 PM
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- Digger
- Northern UK
- 18 Jul 2005
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I don't think the neighbours would mind too much anyway, for sure I am far too much of a gentleman to complain about anything like that My potting shed is not a very inviting place, certainly not very comfortable at all. Once this idea takes off we will be remembered in history as pioneers of money saving eco friendly composting, killing two birds with one stone...either that or we will be in jail?
digger
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10/11/2008 10:00 PM
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- sue1002
- Ipswich, Suffolk
- 06 Sep 2005
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A lot of neighbours probably won't complain but I bet there will always be one ...
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11/11/2008 03:27 AM
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I'm trying to think here. You will be remembered, I am sure, but what exactly happened will be disputed. While this sounds like a natural plan, perhaps not for everyone and especially those who lives in close quarters. Your heap must be secluded, Digger, or you visit in the dead of night.
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11/11/2008 10:44 AM
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- Digger
- Northern UK
- 18 Jul 2005
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Fortunately my neighbours are well used to my lunacy, and they either ignore my antics or ring OH to "grass" I am doing away with my home compost bins,but the lottie has a good heap and it's away from houses etc..
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11/11/2008 10:58 AM
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Just to get this topic out of my system as it were, I would like to observe that when ones teenage daughters bring home callow and usuitable youths it is most gratifying to see their expresions when said youths are invited to add their contribution to the compost.
Boggy
Beware the bat-eared bogweevil
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12/11/2008 02:39 AM
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LOL!! ROTF.......
I guess with the spread of earth-friendly approaches and philosphy, we won't be seeing signs like "No Dogs or Drunken Sailors Allowed" anymore. For the realms of great British gardening history, this will be a well-guarded family secret for most. You don't ask and don't tell if asked. But I'd go with the bucket idea above. It's safer. Let them go wondering, "Does she, or doesn't she?"
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