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I had issues with my neighbor last year... tossing all sorts of stuff in my "tumbler" - to the point i literally dumped it all out and started over.
I specifically told her, no whole egg trays, shells included -- that she has listened to
no enact rinds... and NO chicken ... that one I had to tell her again when i saw her with a bunch of Chx bones
[wasnt ware she was doing it, until my dog was digging up the old bones from where i dumped all the compost last year]
Early on in the season when she asked if she could put stuff in my composter... I told her that she could add the remains of fruits and veggies from her juicer, because i knew she was making juice every day, and that it's shredded so it will break down easily -- i told her the larger chunks take a long time to break down... hoping to deter her.
Lately, i've been opening the tumbler to see how things are breaking down and i'm finding WHOLE romaine lettuce, Cantaloupe rinds [huge pieces] lemon and orange halves... I have to keep the lid open so it hopefully dried out because it is so wet in there... a problem i had last year too... and specifically told her about it.
Ive printed info on what can and can't go in a composter too, and gave it to her ...
she and i get a long very well, she is very sweet -- but her english isn't the greatest and i guess she just does not understand.
Ive even gone so far as to tell her to bury her 'refuse' directly into the flower beds...
The thing is, i rarely see her do this ... If i am out there, she has just a small amount, but then the next day, there is a boat load of kitchen garbage in my tumbler.
So -- sorry for the rant... but will those larger pieces break down? I feel like going out there with a garbage bag and get all that stuff out of there.
and the other thing... I do not have a lot of "browns", i try to keep up on my own... but with all the "greens" she puts in there... I can't keep the balance... plus it's so darned WET.
how can i be diplomatic about this without rolling it under some shrub so she can't find it?
thanks in advance,
Terese
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