"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> On 2014-05-26 9:36 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>> I have read that they do decompose but they must take a very long time.
>> I
>> emptied a compost bin last week which had been working away for a couple
>> of
>> years and the shells were still whole The coffee grounds, peels etc
>> all
>> work well for me.
>>
>
> Living in the country we can get away with a lot of stuff that might be
> frowned upon the in the city. When I clean a pot in which I have cooked
> porridge or rice I usually used a brush on the pot. I then pour the
> contents through a strainer and dump the lumps into the compost pail, or
> go outside and dump it into the garden. I water the plants and give the
> the soil some composting material at the same time.

I have compost bins and put most foodstuff in there, but hadn't thought of
watering the plants with the liquids!

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