Comments on: When Going Green Goes Wrong http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/31/when-going-green-goes-wrong/ Patriotism that loves our country, our land, and our planet Wed, 23 May 2012 01:08:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sam L. http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/31/when-going-green-goes-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-117487 Sam L. Sun, 08 Aug 2010 06:11:05 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=1483#comment-117487 Use horse manure. A few small bugs but it dries out and makes a huge difference in size and quantity of vegetables. No rats just gnats. Eventually those go away too. Going Green is another government conformity scheme it's a supposed new way to say conserve. Oh but isn't conservatism a dirty word now? Use horse manure. A few small bugs but it dries out and makes a huge difference in size and quantity of vegetables. No rats just gnats. Eventually those go away too.

Going Green is another government conformity scheme it's a supposed new way to say conserve. Oh but isn't conservatism a dirty word now?

]]> By: james greyson http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/31/when-going-green-goes-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-23272 james greyson Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:56:55 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=1483#comment-23272 Hi Kay I've been composting by various methods for over 20 years and last year made around 3 cubic metres. Composting isn't difficult and only goes wrong when it goes dry or there's not enough 'browns' (leaves, straw, woodchip etc) layered in. Rats are not difficult either. Just use EML (expanded metal lathe - cheap galvanised builder's mesh) under bins and plywood sheet on top. If there are rats in the area then keep 'Nooski' (no-poison, no trapped fingers) traps behind a board leaning against a wall or fence. No need to exclude cooked food from compost bins; this makes no difference either with composting or rats. Yes, local authority and government composting help and advice is dire - patchy and often technically plain wrong. James Hi Kay

I've been composting by various methods for over 20 years and last year made around 3 cubic metres. Composting isn't difficult and only goes wrong when it goes dry or there's not enough 'browns' (leaves, straw, woodchip etc) layered in. Rats are not difficult either. Just use EML (expanded metal lathe – cheap galvanised builder's mesh) under bins and plywood sheet on top. If there are rats in the area then keep 'Nooski' (no-poison, no trapped fingers) traps behind a board leaning against a wall or fence. No need to exclude cooked food from compost bins; this makes no difference either with composting or rats.

Yes, local authority and government composting help and advice is dire – patchy and often technically plain wrong.

James

]]> By: Kay Sexton http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/31/when-going-green-goes-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-12374 Kay Sexton Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:38:02 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=1483#comment-12374 Ah, but that's the issue, vermiculture doesn't cope with large levels of green household waste if you have a big family, the bins aren't free, and I've never seen any education offered along with the council subsided compost bins - just a bloke in a council jacket handing them out and taking tenners. There are some fantastic charity schemes that teach you to compost, but there hasn't been one in my county since 2005 ... Ah, but that's the issue, vermiculture doesn't cope with large levels of green household waste if you have a big family, the bins aren't free, and I've never seen any education offered along with the council subsided compost bins – just a bloke in a council jacket handing them out and taking tenners. There are some fantastic charity schemes that teach you to compost, but there hasn't been one in my county since 2005 …

]]> By: composter http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/31/when-going-green-goes-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-12117 composter Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:36:52 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=1483#comment-12117 Kay, it's such a shame what happened to your compost! Most places have required education along with getting your municipal compost bin. Rats are not a usual part of composting. Done properly (i.e. not just dumping your veg scraps in), compost will never ever have flies or rats. I hope you take your own advice and take some personal responsibility. Educate yourself about the different methods of composting and how to do it! If you can't manage a big bin, try vermicomposting. Kay, it's such a shame what happened to your compost! Most places have required education along with getting your municipal compost bin. Rats are not a usual part of composting.

Done properly (i.e. not just dumping your veg scraps in), compost will never ever have flies or rats. I hope you take your own advice and take some personal responsibility. Educate yourself about the different methods of composting and how to do it! If you can't manage a big bin, try vermicomposting.

]]> By: Kay Sexton http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/31/when-going-green-goes-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-12097 Kay Sexton Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:44:58 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=1483#comment-12097 It's true that environmental education would make a big difference - but so would proper follow-through of existing environmental initiatives that push the responsibility away from the government and towards the individual. We're all in this together! It's true that environmental education would make a big difference – but so would proper follow-through of existing environmental initiatives that push the responsibility away from the government and towards the individual. We're all in this together!

]]> By: Geoff http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/31/when-going-green-goes-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-12091 Geoff Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:55:41 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=1483#comment-12091 I appreciate hearing somebody else saying that. There is no perfect cure-all solution for any environmental problem. I can't say that I can blame the government entirely though. The reason the government can't push more intricate environmental plans is because most people are unwilling to educate themselves on these issues, which makes it really hard for government to get the popular support they need. I appreciate hearing somebody else saying that. There is no perfect cure-all solution for any environmental problem.

I can't say that I can blame the government entirely though. The reason the government can't push more intricate environmental plans is because most people are unwilling to educate themselves on these issues, which makes it really hard for government to get the popular support they need.

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