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Melon Rinds?
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 9:53 pm
by Skian
Any thoughts or comments regarding melon rinds added to compost? Fruit fly magnet ? Mold collector? Nitrogen or carbon? Watermelon, honeydew or cantilope- any one better than the other? Any info would be great.
Thanks.
(sorry if this has been covered before)
Skian
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 11:05 pm
by Binkalette
Great thing to add imo. I put the rind of two cantaloupes in my bin about a month ago and covered them.. I turned the pile last week and there weren't any rinds to be found!
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 7:45 am
by rainbowgardener
If you bury them in the pile, they won't attract fruit flies. Agree good thing for the pile, break down quickly, add moisture and some fruit sugars to feed the bacteria. Kitchen scraps are generally a "green," more toward the nitrogen side than carbon side.
Re: Melon Rinds?
Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 4:18 pm
by farmerlon
Skian wrote:Any thoughts or comments regarding melon rinds added to compost?
Yes, I add any type of melon rinds that we have. I like to slice them into thin pieces before adding to the compost pile or bin; they disappear (decompose) fast!
If your pile is already pretty wet, the rinds can be a problem. It's nice to have some "dry browns" handy if you're adding a lot of "green" vegetable scraps to the compost.
Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 5:20 pm
by cynthia_h
I've been resisting for a couple of days, but...
A Rind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste.
Throw it into the compost bin instead.
Cynthia H.
Sunset Zone 17, USDA Zone 9
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 10:51 pm
by Skian
A Rind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste.
Thats good.
Thanks all!
I'm enjoying the melon right now.
The rind shall not go to waste.
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:20 am
by garden5
I always compost my watermelon refuse.