A garden is only as good as the ground that it's planted in. Discussion forum for the many ways to improve the soil where we plant our gardens.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: CNY zone 5
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I'll skip it then, bins are open on top.
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
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Not sure what you mean by cold compost exactly, but mine takes a full year. The shrimp tails go in with other kitchen scraps (veggies, eggshells etc) and covered with a layer of clippings or weeds. I haven't had a problem with animals - there's nothing in the tail shells to appeal to a varmint. And they don't smell - I guess previously cooked means there's no rotting raw seafood juice aroma (yep I know about those! )
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I don't actively turn the pile, I just layer and let nature do it's thing.
I don't cook shrimp with tails on though, so for me it would be raw. Quote:
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: Northern CA
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Super jealous about the crab meat up in Washington. They closed our dungeness season here in California for almost the entire year due to a red tide and excess domoic acid in the crab meat. Shame really, its my favorite winter treat!
Next year I am going to save shells and do the same, great idea and thanks for the tip. |
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Join Date: May 2015
Location: Downingtown, PA
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so shrimp tails in a closed rotating composter would be good?
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#21 |
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Canada
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Crabs aren't affected by red tide
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: Northern CA
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