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don't make this mistake with your compost
Josh 5/4/2011, 8:30 pm
I was sifting my compost using this basket
It looks good and smells good
But look what I found in it
very sharp bones
Last summer we went fishing and we caught several big catfish, I buried the fish heads and guts at the bottom of the compost pile, I forgot about the bones in the fish, some of those bones have a sharp saw like edge on them and are very sharp.
One of the important rules of making compost, don't put bones in the compost pile.
It looks good and smells good
But look what I found in it
very sharp bones
Last summer we went fishing and we caught several big catfish, I buried the fish heads and guts at the bottom of the compost pile, I forgot about the bones in the fish, some of those bones have a sharp saw like edge on them and are very sharp.
One of the important rules of making compost, don't put bones in the compost pile.
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Re: don't make this mistake with your compost
camprn 5/4/2011, 8:32 pm
wow, you could make some cool garden art with those...I suppose 
Thanks for the tip!!!
Thanks for the tip!!!Last edited by camprn on 5/4/2011, 8:46 pm; edited 1 time in total
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Re: don't make this mistake with your compost
Chopper 5/4/2011, 8:43 pm
Ouch! But those fish should be great for the garden!
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Re: don't make this mistake with your compost
BackyardBirdGardner 5/4/2011, 9:05 pm
Do I see the first "compost necklace" coming? Sure, it looks like fish bones, but it was in the compost pile....lol.
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Re: don't make this mistake with your compost
quiltbea 5/4/2011, 9:06 pm
Josh, I love your use of the veggie storage basket as a sifter for your compost. Good idea.
It looks so rich and beautiful.
It looks so rich and beautiful.
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Re: don't make this mistake with your compost
Miss M 5/4/2011, 9:49 pm
Yeowch! 
Very nice-looking compost, though!
Very nice-looking compost, though!
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Re: don't make this mistake with your compost
cabinfever 5/5/2011, 5:17 pm
It's comforting to know that even the "experts" make a mistake now and then! 
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