I received as a gift a composter. An actual device for composting stuff. I know compost is a natural process and shouldn't need help from anything, but. Around here with the wild animals, no food product is left alone to compost. On the one hand that is fine, food still goes to good use..sorta. It certainly isn't helping my pathetic 'garden' of lillys.
So in comes this modern contraption that will turn food scraps into compost in just one week, so long as you plug it in and add baking soda and wood shavings. (according to that green website it uses very little electricity)
I dunno, part of me is excited about having real compost, part of me thinks I might be counter productive.
Least I am not wrapping the food up in plastic I guess.
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I assume the baking soda adds alkalinity? And the wood shavings offer nitrogen and acidity? DH use to burn up our lawn when he'd work on his table saw in the front yard- some woods are definitely more acidic and release more nitrogen than others.
I wonder if you can substitute a minor amount of ash (from fireplace or grill) in lieu of the baking soda. It is VERY alkaline, and a little goes a long way.
Can you tell I love "dirt?" LOL.