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  1. 04-27-2006 10:32 PM #1
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    Default Composting coconut shells?

    I have just started a compost pile and would like to know if you can compost coconut shells? The seem to be so big, how can they compost over long term?

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  2. 04-27-2006 10:41 PM #2
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    I use a super hot composting method-- in a round drum that I turn daily. So I can get usable conpost in about a month. And coco shells do compost in this thing, but take more than 30 days. :) I'm not sure how long they would take in an open compost pile type thing, if that's what you use.
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    What is a super hot composting method? How do you do this?

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  4. 04-27-2006 11:15 PM #4
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    by getting a tumbler bin :) or just a compost bin. The temp in those bin get REALLY hot compared to a compost pile.
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  5. 04-28-2006 01:41 AM #5
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    I recomend breaking them up a bit befor you dump them in the compost pile or you will find them still kinda whole even a year later they take quite a while to break down
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  6. 04-30-2006 12:47 PM #6
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    YEP, Dragggon is right, they take a while to break down, but we compost everything, or burn it, we only have about 1/2 can of trash a month, if that much, unless we are doing remodleing, which we have been doing for a while now.


    but as far as personaly home garbage, practically zilch.
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