by Debra H.

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Frugal Gardening - Feed and Speed Your Compost

May 05, 2009 03:53 AM EDT (Updated: May 05, 2009 04:06 AM EDT)

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You can speed up the process of composting and get the rich black matter faster if you feed the pile. For every half foot or so of compost you pile up sprinkle a can of beer on top of it.

Then once a month mix a can of any kind of pop except diet, 1 can of beer and one cup of any type of liquid dish soap that is NOT anti bacterial. Fill a hose end type sprayer with the mixture and saturate your compost pile.

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William Dotani May 5, 2009, 3:55am EDT

Thanks. Excellent information.

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Magi the magical poet is riding the wind again May 5, 2009, 5:45am EDT

Debra, the worms will forever thank you for this ... but they might have to join Worms Anonymous. LOL

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Connie C. May 5, 2009, 6:20am EDT

Debra,
Good to see you. I have not seen you in ages.

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Kat W. May 5, 2009, 6:41am EDT

It works like a charm!

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JOHN BECK May 5, 2009, 7:14am EDT

Interesting. Other keys are proper carbon:nitrogen ratio and proper moisture. Alfalfa meal also tends to start composting faster.

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Renee S. May 5, 2009, 8:39am EDT

Thanks for the info.

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Ali Hussein Lopez May 5, 2009, 10:31am EDT

I'd rather drink the beer and filter it first.

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Palmer S. May 5, 2009, 6:47pm EDT

Thanks for that!

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Kimber L. May 6, 2009, 3:02pm EDT

cool

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Wilma M. May 6, 2009, 10:07pm EDT

That's very intriguing. What happens if you sit BY the compost pile and DRINK the beer yourself? Is the end result similar?

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Jennifer O. May 17, 2009, 5:54am EDT

Thanks

Helping with that last 5

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Sandy (back in Ohio...blah!) Jun 25, 2009, 12:51pm EDT

what a wonderful and natural tip - I found you on redgage

Debra H. Jun 30, 2009, 10:50am EDT

Thanks Sandy. I found you too but I'm really having problems negotiating the site. I go to comment on your stuff and it sends me off somewhere else then I can't find my way back.

Sandy (back in Ohio...blah!) Jun 30, 2009, 2:14pm EDT

oh really!! Where does it send you?

Debra H. Jun 30, 2009, 3:22pm EDT

Usually the home page but when I try to use the back button it whites ou my screen and I have to log out and then back in again, its wierd

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