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Pahinh Winh · 12-17-2009, 01:52 PM

I lost a cat to them, & had a dog barf all over the house after eating part of a leaf.. close enough to poisonous for me.

I've composted them for years, bcuz they always die during the summer. (Handy time for them to die, though.. so they can be composted). I run everything thru the lawnmower in the summer, then dump the bag in the tumbler. Well, used to dump it on the pile & then turn the pile. But I'm getting away from that; the tumbler does a more thorough job.

In the winter, I run most everything thru a blender kept just for that purpose, or sometimes a food-processor (also kept just for that purpose). (Lo-ove those yard sales & 2nd-hand stores!

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I have noticed that when I put poinsettia leaves on a pile of compost, in the past, there was less evidence of worm activity for awhile. I wonder about that.. Now if they just worked to keep mice outside!

12-17-2009, 01:52 PM	#8
Pahinh Winh Grub Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: North Dakota	Poinsettias I lost a cat to them, & had a dog barf all over the house after eating part of a leaf.. close enough to poisonous for me. I've composted them for years, bcuz they always die during the summer. (Handy time for them to die, though.. so they can be composted). I run everything thru the lawnmower in the summer, then dump the bag in the tumbler. Well, used to dump it on the pile & then turn the pile. But I'm getting away from that; the tumbler does a more thorough job. In the winter, I run most everything thru a blender kept just for that purpose, or sometimes a food-processor (also kept just for that purpose). (Lo-ove those yard sales & 2nd-hand stores! ) I have noticed that when I put poinsettia leaves on a pile of compost, in the past, there was less evidence of worm activity for awhile. I wonder about that.. Now if they just worked to keep mice outside!