Nutrients for the garden.
By mermaidivy
@mermaidivy (15395)
United States
April 4, 2011 12:11pm CST
My husband built a vegetables garden for me last year, I was told to put the "garbage"(like the coffee ground, egg shells, the skin of the fruits and vegetables, I forget what is the name for it) in the mud. So I had this problem last year - there are so many garbage, I dug several holes in my garden and I ended up forgetting where I buried them and I dug the same spot again, so all the wormscame put... it was disgusting...
So my question is how should I bury those garbage? I just keep saving the garbage for my garden but I don't have so many spaces for it since it doens't dissolve that quick. Should I dig a whole corver in the garden just for it? Can I actually still plant something on the surface where I put the garbage?
I hope for those of you who garden can give me some ideas. 
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6 responses
@marguicha (216330)
• Chile
4 Apr 11
What you aretalking about is of a compost pile. Check on Goggle how to make one easily and with little expense. I use the compost when it´s done. It might be a good idea to dig a corned of the garden for it, but you have to turn it and if it rains too much where you live, you should place some rack at the bottom so it doesný get soggy. You can plant over the "garbage". Yes. But see that you has enough soil over it. What kind of worms do you have? Some worms are awesome as fertilizers.
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@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
4 Apr 11
compost when it is done? hmm what do you mean? I just save all of those peels, coffee ground, tea leaves, egg shells all these natural fertilizers.
I don't know what worms they are, just normal worms that we find in the mud - long brownish redish worms. My husband says that means my garden was healthy though if I see them in the garden.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
6 Apr 11
Glad that I post it here and now I know what those garbage is called - compost, I searched it and I know more now.
@marguicha (216330)
• Chile
7 Apr 11
One of the good things about mylot is that we all help each other, even with small things. I´m glad I helped
@zweeb82 (5653)
• Malaysia
4 Apr 11
If it doesn't decompose that fast, shouldn't you just throw the rest of the rubbish away?
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
4 Apr 11
But it is good nutrients for the garden, it makes the dirty healthier so the vegetables come put better, well, it is what I learnt from his grandmother. Not all the rubbish but what I mentioned, they rot very quick in such a hot weather in the summer so it gets really gross when you dig them back out.
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@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
6 Apr 11
I don't think that is the case here, do youknow miricle grow? I think it is a natural way of doing it slowly.
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
6 Apr 11
You need to come up with a compost bin that works for you. All those scraps are considered compost. Some people fence off a small area w/ cheap fencing and stakes, some use various drums, or some do like you do and bury it. You could also buy a fancy compost bin that rotates and the whole shabang but it's not really necessary. We have an old metal drum our neighbor gave us and we put the scraps in there. Partly why you either bury it or put it in a container of sorts is to keep unwanted pests away from your compost and your garden.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
6 Apr 11
I just bury them, I didn't think the compost bin thing is necessary. I just have to deal withe the worms. Thank you for your advice!
@CynergyDiva (805)
• Canada
7 Apr 11
Honestly, I didn't know you could bury compost; I thought it had to be in a bin
xoxo
Cyne
@CynergyDiva (805)
• Canada
7 Apr 11
Since you don't have so much space, maybe you should just dedicate one area to composting. Make one hole wide enough and deep enough to do all your composting in one spot. Maybe the size of the average compost bin.
xoxo
Cyne
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
7 Apr 11
yeah it is what I'm thinking, I dug a big hole last year at the corner of my garden and I buried some in it.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
7 Apr 11
I'm opposite, I didn't know the bin thing, I only knew I can bury the compost and now I know but I still think I can just bury them, it doesn't cost me anything to do so.
@chinchoy (191)
• Hong Kong
4 Apr 11
You do not bury those organic waste "garbage".
There is the easy way. You can go to a Garden Centre and ask for a Compose Bin and ask the staff there to tell you how to use it. It keeps all the waste in a box and can keep the smell to a minimum.
And there is the fun way. If you don't mind the smell, you can following the instructions from the link below. Actually, if you are doing a good job, there should not be too much smell.
http://garden.lovetoknow.com/wiki/How_to_Make_Compost
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
4 Apr 11
We have those as well and we put it behind the wood pile in the back yard, my mother in law told me that would be the best for the garden so I followed, she says it is the best fertilizer that we can use.
Thanks for the link!
@kalyani1234 (637)
• India
8 Apr 11
Hello mermaidivy, what you are looking for is teh term compost! It works very great if done the right way and it even improves the quality and texture of the soil gradually.
What you need to do is layer the garbage alternatively with layers of soil. Before putting the kitchen and food waste into the compost pit, see if you can cut the fruits and vegetables wastes and peelings into finer pieces. This will help speed up the overall decomposing process and will not attract worms or insects. I am not sure what it is called but there is a liquid that you get which helps form the compost properly and also keeps insects and worms away. Try googling for it.
