Composting.. lots of questions. ?
Posted by admin in Question & Answers, tags: composting, lots, questionsWe have a house rabbit with a very stinky litter pan. And were going to start a garden next spring, so i was thinking we should start composting our rabbits litter, which of course consists of.. rabbit droppings, hay, and wood shavings (aspen) we try to change her litter pan every other day, and the wood shavings are usually pretty soaked, so I’m thinking they would be good for a compost right? My problem is, we don’t really have alot of kitchen scraps to put in there. I mean its just my boyfriend and i and most of our veggies are bought frozen or canned, so the only real kitchen scraps we would have is egg shells tea bags, and the occasional salad, the bits the rabbit doesn’t eat anyway. Is this a problem? Would the rabbit litter be considered ‘green’ material? could we make healthy compost just using the rabbit litter and dried leaved and/or shredded junk mail?
Also, we would kinda like to have our compost pile contained instead of just in a pile (mostly because of the dogs) were not sure what were going to actually use as a compost bin, i read online of people using plastic trash cans with alot of holed drilled in them, then rolling them on the ground instead turning there pile.. would something like this work? http://www.rubbermaid.com/rubbermaid/images/product/5h38_sm.jpg
Or could we use a storage container like this?
http://www.rubbermaid.com/rubbermaid/images/product/3a30_sm.jpg
The only thing close to a compost bin they sell locally is a metal can with holes in it, kinda like this one…
http://www.nyccompost.org/photos/metalbin.jpg
Which of these would work best? does it matter how big the compost bin is? And should we save up the rabbit litter for awhile before starting, or should we just get a bin and start dumping it in every day until the bin is full?
Sorry for all the questions these are the kinds of things i think about when i cant sleep *lol*
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ALL your suggestions are ok but I would just put egg shells around plants attacked by snails.
Dig a hole in your garden, dump egg shells, salad, tea bags and rabbit leavings in it. Cover with a piece of wood and a cement block to keep the dogs out of it. No need for any fancy compost maker- the woods don’t have them, leaves and branches just rot away naturally.
A>I would use a medium size plastic trash can. Drill two dozen ¼ to ½ inch holes around the top half of the can. Cut the bottom out leaving a few inches of rim for holding the sides. Turn it upside down near the garden site. To dog proof it drill four holes around the rim and drive short lengths of rebar thru them and into the ground. To turn the stack remove the rebar, pull the can off and re-stake it next to the old stack. Shovel the stack back into the can. Grass and yard waste is useful to compost with all that you mentioned. A couple of news paper sheets spread with a light covering of dirt or a few wood chips will be a good cover for the litter pan. Add some dirt and water down the stack every time you add to it.
all of your ideas are good. if you can get your compost hot enough,it will also absorb shredded paper,dryer lint,hair.