Hi,

I am part of a senior Product Design class at UW-Madison. We are given the task of designing a new wheelbarrow. If you could please fill out this survey that would be amazing. Should take less than 3 minutes.

Thanks

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Hey all! New to this subreddit but looking for ideas!

We used to have our compost bin in the freezer to avoid bad smells in the house. We recently moved and our freezer is tiiiiiny. We just can’t lose that space for the compost bin.

Any ideas to keep it on the counter or somewhere else in the kitchen where it won’t smell bad after a couple of days?

Thanks!

Hi all! I just started a pile in my backyard, no container. It's mostly leaves and mulch though I'm starting to collect kitchen scraps for it. I'm mostly wondering how high and wide it should be proportionally? I made it pretty tall and not very wide so it is getting too tall to easily add wheelbarrows of mulch (we got a chip drop that I didn't entirely use) so that definitely seems like I need to make it wider. Also, is the simplest way to turn it just moving it to the patch of ground next to it?

Was thinking about starting three piles in these bins. Is that a decent set up?

So do I just layer greens and browns with some water? Or? I have dry grass around me and I can go pick up some forest floor browns. Is that a good start?

Can I put Amazon packaging in my compost?

I know it’s gonna be hard to tell, but I have a 10 ft wide x 2 ft tall pile. I started it 4 weeks ago and it Reached 140 F. Since about a week ago its cooled to 110. The water and forced air pipes I have inside to heat my greenhouse are also putting out much cooler temps. I’m wondering if this cool down is lack of nitrogen or a lack of vertical mass. Should I add enough material to get to 3.5 ft or try to inject nitrogen?

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If someone had a swimming pool in their backyard that was no longer wanted, and correctly did the difficult work of breaking up disposing of all hardscape and also lived in a city that offered unlimited free compost (good quality, I have been getting it for decades) and did enough trips back-and-forth to fill up the swimming-pool-sized hole with said free city compost: 1/ What amount of settlement should the person expect over a 2-4 year period? 2/ Should they be up all night questioning the ethics of burying compost that might be better used by others? 3/ What other positive or negative impacts may this amount of compost pose? The completely theoretical pool is not near an aquifer, but the avatar-ish owner would never want to risk pollution or other problems. Also that person may or may not live on a hill - with very close neighbors and wouldn’t want to cause a slide or earth movement - if that were a thing in the real world.

I know I do a few unusual things, like adding fish offal (fins, guts, sometimes roe) and partially-fertilized eggs that fail during hatching. I add a lot of “dog turd” mushrooms to the soil as their mycelium is supposed to encourage root growth. I also have a fully separate pile at a far edge of my property that I use to compost my cats’ wood fiber litter. I remove the feces then the urine-soaked wood pulp gets put into the pile along with some greens like grass clippings and pond plants. That compost is used exclusively for ornamental plants far from the edible garden.
What other weird stuff are you composting? Or unusual methods? Trying to put as much back into the soil as I can.

Had pumpkin guts, bananas, and coffee grounds in a sealed bucket it sat too long, was liquidy mush by the time I was putting it in. It smelled awful, like vomit.

Just wanted to make sure that’s ok? I don’t plan on letting it go that long again, it was horrible, also hoping when I turn the pile later this week it won’t still smell. I put it in the middle of the pile.

so i found this old laundry basket/hamper/used clothes collector thing in my neighborhood, so naturally i took it home with me lol. it has a metal frame with a fabric pouch to put the clothes in it. the inside of the pouch has a stronger plastic lining, the height is about 2.5 feet? i think? and maybe 1-1.5 foot width. is this ideal for being able to compost in? i don't have the means to buy a compost bin at this moment and i plan to have it outside in my backyard, this is just kind of a stand-in until i can afford one. also would i need to keep it in a warm, dry place or a cool, dry place? appreciate any any all advice or help!

Went out this morning and collected 41 bags of brown for next years composter ( you can see it in the background). I figure theres one more decent leaf collection coming, and I've got room for another dozen or so more bags.

Went out this morning with my wheelbarrow and collected 41 bags of browns for next years composter ( you can see it in the background.) I figure there's at least one more decent leaf collection in two weeks, and I'll have room for another dozen or so bags.

Pretty small pile, it was steady at 100. Turned it for the 1st time and came out to this the next day and it's been like this for the last 4 days now. Success 😁

Got another 4 bags of chopped leaves and 20 lbs of coffee waiting until the temp drops a bit 🤔

I'm also wondering about tumbler placement. It's currently in the backyard on concrete. If I were to move it to say grass/soil, would they basically stay off the concrete?

Just got a compost temperature themonitor and it’s at 58 it’s not even at the steady mark so what do I do other than pee on it

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I recently got a Reencle for my city apartment. I was surprised to learn that the output can't just go into potted plants/soil outside - it's supposed to be cured in a "breathable" container with a bunch of real soil.

Maybe a dumb question, but how do folks who live in cities, particularly with no private outdoor space, actually do this? This feels like it would defeat the point and also be smelly in one's apartment.

I’m assuming any! I saw a lil guy and then a week later I saw one scurry towards the pile. Today I saw 2 different piles of droppings (pretty big)

My pile is brown paper, rabbit litter, and food waste. I’ve started cutting out the food waste. Will that be enough or are the rabbit droppings, paper, warmth, and my container pond’s water source enough they’ll stay? Thanks for any help. I’m really worried!

I have a composting tumbler. We live in a community that has shared back yards and arranged around a round drainage pit. (It’s S. Fla) so I can’t pee directly on it. I live with my 97 yo squeamish mother and not sure I want her to know. My bathroom is also the guest bathroom . I feel so lucky that this is my biggest problem!