Gardening questions answered
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To start where it got left off, with zengoat's compost question, the answer is:
You could use dog poo, just don't use the resulting compost on food crops, only flowers and plants. It's probably safe to use on food crops but, it's highly recomended almost everywhere not to do this because of possible harmful stuff in dog poop that would get into your vegetables.
With that being said, if done correctly, there is no smell at all. Compost piles are made up of mainly carbon (browns) and nitrogen (greens). Carbon is found in leaves, cardboard, newspaper, wood, etc. Nitrogen is found in grass clippings, poop, manure, kitchen scraps, etc. Think of carbon as dry and nitrogen as wet.
I try to keep my mix about 10 parts carbon to 1 part nitrogen but a "Professional" mix is about 30-1. Too much carbon and not enough nitrogen causes the pile to cool down and decompose slowly. It will still compost but it will take alot longer. Ideal compost pile core temp should be about 130 degrees. To much nitrogen and not enough carbon causes the pile to stink. If your compost is starting to smell like rotting stuff, add more browns.
The third component is water. Your pile should have enough water to be comparably wet to a well rung out sponge. Too much water and the bacteria breaking down the material drown. Not enough water and they dehydrate and die.
You could use dog poo, just don't use the resulting compost on food crops, only flowers and plants. It's probably safe to use on food crops but, it's highly recomended almost everywhere not to do this because of possible harmful stuff in dog poop that would get into your vegetables.
With that being said, if done correctly, there is no smell at all. Compost piles are made up of mainly carbon (browns) and nitrogen (greens). Carbon is found in leaves, cardboard, newspaper, wood, etc. Nitrogen is found in grass clippings, poop, manure, kitchen scraps, etc. Think of carbon as dry and nitrogen as wet.
I try to keep my mix about 10 parts carbon to 1 part nitrogen but a "Professional" mix is about 30-1. Too much carbon and not enough nitrogen causes the pile to cool down and decompose slowly. It will still compost but it will take alot longer. Ideal compost pile core temp should be about 130 degrees. To much nitrogen and not enough carbon causes the pile to stink. If your compost is starting to smell like rotting stuff, add more browns.
The third component is water. Your pile should have enough water to be comparably wet to a well rung out sponge. Too much water and the bacteria breaking down the material drown. Not enough water and they dehydrate and die.
Valve1138
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well, since it's here, is there any way to have a garden in complete shade? what would go in it that would be successful?
Squirrels suck ass. I'm glad we don't have too many around here. I would think chicken wire would be good enough. Just make the walls, a lid, make sure there were no gaps in it, and bury it about a foot into the ground so they couldn't dig their way in.
Sorry, I don't have much experience with squirrels. Deer on the other hand
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Valve1138
I like the AB in the GB
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Groundhogs, rabbits, shunks, and deer getting into a garden I can see. I have never seen or heard about squirrel damage in a garden.
Valve1138
I like the AB in the GB
Squirrels suck ass. I'm glad we don't have too many around here. I would think chicken wire would be good enough. Just make the walls, a lid, make sure there were no gaps in it, and bury it about a foot into the ground so they couldn't dig their way in.
Sorry, I don't have much experience with squirrels. Deer on the other hand
Yeah, my parents have the deer. Out here it's rabid squirrel's capable of knocking over heavy trash cans.
And I'd really like a little garden. got a decent spot for it too.
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where do you get them and how do you keep people from noticing
Valve1138
I like the AB in the GB
Squirrels eat things like tomatoes.
Shit, a few years ago they ate the uncarved pumpkins I had on my front porch for halloween.
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I like the AB in the GB
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bring them into the house under cover of darkness 4'x4'x4' is ideal. You could go smaller but, I would not go bigger. If you do it right, it shouldn't offend anyone or affect resale. you can get really elaborate or something as simple as a roll of chicken wire made into a round bin. If you were just looking for a small time, kitchen scraps only and not grass clippings or anything, you could just get a rubbermaid garbage can, drill a bunch of 1/2" holes in it, and set it by your back door. Shred your newspapers and throw them in with your kitchen scraps and let it rot quietly.
What's the best way to grow plants indoors
Sorry, I have killed every plant I have ever tried to grow indoors.
And I have never tried to grow "those" plants