Wednesday, July 11, 2007

composter

My parents gave us a composter and I love it. Banana peels, egg shells... it's great. I even got a countertop compost pail for veggie scraps. 


rain barrel

Now I am in the market for a rain barrel. It would collect water when it rains that we could use to water the garden and flowers. 

Oh and did you know they make pet waste digesters? I didn't even know there was such a thing.

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  1. KatieJuly 12, 2007 at 6:17 AM

    Cool! I'd love to have a composter - I've also thought about a worm farm for vegetable waste...

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  2. RobJuly 12, 2007 at 7:00 AM

    Rain Barrels are COOL. Have one that is attached to the down-spout from the gutter. diverts the water until the barrel is full. Has a hose bib on it, and away you go. NOT expensive at all, and it is a SIMPLE Do It Yourself project. I saw it while watching Ask This Old House, and you can look it up on their site.
    Good luck -

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  3. LouiseJuly 12, 2007 at 7:24 AM

    We love our pet waste digester. Over a year of weekly big-dog deposits and no problems!

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  4. MeganJuly 12, 2007 at 9:15 AM

    The Rain barrel is very cool, but did you see at the bottom of the doo doo digester page? Portable potties with biodegradable waste bags.... I VERY impressed. :)

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  5. AnonymousJuly 12, 2007 at 9:22 AM

    Hopefully we get some rain here in rochester for the barrel!
    -Jess

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  6. PixieJuly 12, 2007 at 10:11 AM

    Where did the composters come from? They are awesome!

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  7. Emily C.July 12, 2007 at 10:25 AM

    awwww...jenny, do you really want to keep oscar, stewie, and ernie's "wastes" in a container that would sit outside, maybe in the hot sun? blehhhhhh

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  8. jjzachJuly 12, 2007 at 10:41 AM

    We got a discounted recycled New England Rain Barrel (http://www.nerainbarrel.com/)
    through our town recycling program. It is kind of an unsightly blue color, but the inside color resists algae and prevents the water from getting too hot. We spray painted the outside green with a few cans of Krylon plastic paint and it looks fine.

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  9. M. BarronJuly 12, 2007 at 11:54 AM

    Love the rain barrel idea - I too saw it on "Ask This Old House" (gotta love PBS). Just gotta bite the bullet and order a few for our house.

    As always, great post!

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  10. AnonymousJuly 12, 2007 at 12:40 PM

    Jenny, where is the composter from? Can you use it in the Winter also?

    -abby

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  11. jenniJuly 12, 2007 at 1:24 PM

    Would love to know where your parents got the composter! :)

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  12. JuneJuly 12, 2007 at 2:13 PM

    I have a rain barrel made from an old Kentucky whiskey barrel.

    I talk about it here: http://www.twosheep.com/blog/?p=569

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  13. ljcJuly 12, 2007 at 2:50 PM

    katie - they have the worm farms at composter.com too.. I gotta work myself up to that

    megan - thought that might be good for long weekend camping

    jess - hear hear!

    pixie, abby and jenni - my parents got the composter through their county recycling program in PA. there are lots of composters online though. the little countertop pail came from target.com

    emily - the site says that the pet waste digesters control odor... they do have lids. keep it up and I will make you scoop all the dog poop next time you come to visit!

    jjzach - I am happy to hear about the algae resistance part!

    june - nice rain barrel

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  14. jjzachJuly 12, 2007 at 3:22 PM

    We made our own Worm Bin recently. It was super easy and there is no smell. We already had an outdoor compost bin, but we have had enough food scraps to have both.

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  15. Nicky C. K.July 12, 2007 at 10:11 PM

    Jenny - Talk about matchy-matchy, I have the SAME composter in our backyard.

    It's working out great, except those darn city squirrels have told their friends about the feast and keep trying to break in and eat our scraps.

    If you live in the city - watch out.

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  16. kimJuly 13, 2007 at 8:46 AM

    Where did you get the rain barrell?
    I went everywhere locally asking for one of those in May and people thought I was crazy.

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  17. ljcJuly 13, 2007 at 9:55 AM

    Nicky - that is freaky

    Kim - we don't have a rain barrel yet... that picture is one from composters.com

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  18. PixieJuly 13, 2007 at 12:51 PM

    Dang, I must not live in he same county as your parents. Must go to Target this weekend.

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  19. elizabethJuly 14, 2007 at 11:37 AM

    i saw this post at the perfect time as we just moved into our built home on two acres of land. i was just telling the hubby thursday how i was wanting to do my own compost. i will have to show him these. i'll also have to check out the rain barrels!

    now to get rid of these black thumbs...lol....any suggestions?

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  20. BonnieJuly 15, 2007 at 7:12 PM

    I have a doggie disposer system. My neighbors were worried about the stink it may cause. It works wonders to get rid of the poo and there's no stink as long as you maintain during the warmer seasons.

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  21. ljcJuly 16, 2007 at 9:26 AM

    pixie - yeah... I think you are further east

    elizabeth - the best thing I have found for my plants is consistant watering

    bonnie - cool!

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  22. barryDecember 2, 2007 at 8:41 PM

    no matter what rain barrel you choose - make sure you check out the downspout diverters and downspout filters from www.aquabarrel.com

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