Can i use this for composting? (Is it natural untreated sawdust pellets with nothing added?)
2014867
yes you can use it for compost,i do .i use it in my potatoe patch with the manure,works great the pellets that haven't broken down will help to slowly spread out the urine and phosphates so there is virtually no smell at all.it is untreated and all natural,so you can use it in your organic food gardens.makes great compost.
545625
I would say "yes". I use it to dust my garden vegetables with garden dust and diatomaceous earth. Works fine for me.
1097415
Not sure where you got the notion you can add sawdust. Read the directions carefully and you should get great results without sawdust, which I assume would compromise the chemistry of the product.
2261937
Absolutely not, no sawdust........unless you purchased used, as far as Styrofoam packing Thats right that is how festool ships there kapex. Good luck.
1029436
In my experience, I wouldn't recommend trying to shred moist compost. The WORX works (no pun intended) best with semi-wet to dry leaves. Dry leaves generate a lot of dust so if the leaves are a little wet it keeps the dust down. Really wet leaves tend to clump together, stay in the unit and do not fall easily into the bag . I think it would be the same for moist compost. You will probably find your self stopping the unit a lot to clear it and replacing the shredding line.
1779666
A lot of people use pine pellets for the chicken coops, since they are dust free it is actually fine. I have been trying to find plain wood stove pine pellets or pine pellets for horse bedding to use in my coop. The only reason I will not use these, is the price. You should be able to find pine pellets for wood burning stoves or for horse bedding, if you are near any kind of tractor supply, home depot etc.... sadly we live 50 miles from any place that sells them. The price difference will be 5 bucks for 40 pounds....vs 15.00 for 25 pounds.
2191953
Yes, Bokashi will work for whatever leftovers you would throw out with the garbage. I have a separated bin for organic waste, like yard waste, and uncooked vegetables. Bokashi takes care of the table scraps like meat, fish, chicken, bones, etc. If it is working properly it shouldn't smell like garbage, but slightly similar to pickles. This system is great because you can drain the bokashi liquid to use as fertilizer liquid. Keep the system out of the sun and rain.
1698244
Not sure about composting but it is a great leaf and garden trash collector. Gave it to my son-in-law and now everyone in his neighborhood has one.
1975001
It's cellophane. I'm using it to make gift baskets. It's better then the small basket bags. I'm not sure if it's compostable. I doubt it tho
313129
I actually like to recycle the unused litter by filtering out the sawdust and waste. The unused pellets can be mixed in with fresh litter to make one bag last a really long time. For me, Petmate's Curvations scoop has worked the best. It lets you pick up a lot of litter, shake out the sawdust, and still hold onto the unused pellets for re-use.
1029432
no, but I use this to shred leaves to make my own compost. Use your safety equipment!
45940
I haven't tried to use it on a compost heap, I use it for digging holes for planting roses and other plants so I think it should be fine with a compost heap.
1999816
great for tea. I'd throw in some worm castings or compost as well at least. I sometimes make teas with a long list of ingredients, depending on what I'm using it for.
1465427
Yes, it is the way to start. Add brown stuff, dried leaves, shredded cardboard and newspapers or compressed sawdust pellets (horse stall bedding from farming supply store) to the raw food scrapes. Watch John Kohler on growingyourgreens.com. He has about 800 viedioes on YouTube including several on the Joraform Composter.
1029430
I would not recommend shredding moist compost with this product. I only use it to shred dry leaves. If your compost needs to be shredded in order to be used, your compost is not really ready. I would recommend buying a compost sieve or sifter to separate the finished compost and toss the larger chunks back into your compost bin/pile to break down further. Several sieves are available through Amazon, however I use one purchased through Gardeners Supply Company. You can't rush compost, but I have found that the smaller the garden waste and food scraps that are placed in the bin, the faster the compost seems to process. I would not recommend shredding moist compost with this product. I only use it to shred dry leaves. If your compost needs to be shredded in order to be used, your compost is not really ready. I would recommend buying a compost sieve or sifter to separate the finished compost and toss the larger chunks back into your compost bin/pile to break down further. Several sieves are available through Amazon, however I use one purchased through Gardeners Supply Company. You can't rush compost, but I have found that the smaller the garden waste and food scraps that are placed in the bin, the faster... » Read More I would not recommend shredding moist compost with this product. I only use it to shred dry leaves. If your compost needs to be shredded in order to be used, your compost is not really ready. I would recommend buying a compost sieve or sifter to separate the finished compost and toss the larger chunks back into your compost bin/pile to break down further. Several sieves are available through Amazon, however I use one purchased through Gardeners Supply Company. You can't rush compost, but I have found that the smaller the garden waste and food scraps that are placed in the bin, the faster the compost seems to process. « Show Less
456880
i don't know for sure we use ours for sifting worn compost you might need to order both sizes they aren't that much money or build a good wood box get some hardware wire at a local hardware store
1877396
It did nothing to break down chipped and shredded materials in my rotatable composting drum over a period of 3 weeks. My view is that it likely doesn't work in any application. I'd concentrate on excluding the needles (screening them out).