Múiríniú Composting
Araidí Múirín / Compost Bins
There are now County Council compost bins for sale at the Tithe Gloine in Cill Ulta. €13.00 each. A great way to make your own compost for the garden and to reduce the smelly stuff that goes into your domestic waste bin keeping your waste cleaner and drier. If you are interested in purchasing any you should contact Na Tithe Gloine on 074 918 0994.
Taispeántas Múirín / Compost Demonstration
Sa ghrianghraf tá grúpa a bhí i láthair ag an Taispeántas Múirín curtha i láthair ag Cordelia Nic Fhearraigh agus Angela Ní Bhaoill a bhí ar siúl ag Na Tithe Gloine, Cill Ulta ar an Satharn 29ú Meitheamh. Bhí an uair eolais ag tabhairt poinntí speisialta ar déanamh múirín as fuíoll bia ón chistineach agus a bheadh úsáideach mar leas don gharradh. Tá araidí múirín de chuid na Comhairle Contae ar díol ag Na Tithe Gloine ar €13.00 an ceann agus thig iad a cheannacht ó Na Tithe Gloine ach scairt a chuir ar Bearnaí Ó Gallchóir ar 074 9180994. Buíochas mór do Na Tithe Gloine as an áit a chuir ar fáil don taispeántas achan bhliain. Bhí an imeacht eagraithe ag an grúpa comhshaoil MEAS Iarthuaisceart as Gort a Choirce, www.meas-it.com. Eolas: Cordelia 0876111524 nó Mary 0868460764
Shown in the picture is a group at the compost demonstration led by Aoife Valley and Cordelia Nic Fhearraigh at Na Tithe Gloine, Cill Ulta on Saturday 2nd July 2011. The information hour covered some tips on how to make useful garden compost from food waste. The compost bin shown is one of those on sale from Donegal County Council at €13.00 each.
Taispeántas Múirín / Compost Demonstration
We are promoting the use of compost bins because it reduces the amount of waste sent to municipal dumps.
- Compost is good for the garden and will save you money in reduced waste disposal charges by about a third
- Material is added in layers. This will decompose and compact as you keep adding material. Eventually the bin will become full. The compost bin should then be left for about 3 4 months for worms and other organisms to finish converting all the material into compost, after which it will look and feel like dark crumbly soil. Making compost using County Council bins takes between 6months - 1 year depending on how much, and the rate at which fresh material is added, and the temperature throughout the year
- Keep two compost bins: one to add materials to while the other is full and being converted to compost
- Important to layer materials that you add. Do not add too much of one material at a time. Air is important for decomposition so crumpled up paper which provides air gaps is good
- Place bins in a warm sunny position
There are few strict rules: the following is a guideline and you will find quite a lot of conflicting advice Meas Composting Guidelines
Múirín
- Is leas éan múirín don gharradh agus sábhálfaidh tú thart ar aon trían de do chuid airgid ó thaobh táillí dramhaíola de.
- Cuirtear an t-ábhar isteach i sraitheanna. Beidh seo ag lobhadh agus ag socrú de réir mar a chuirtear tuilleadh ábhair isteach. Sa deireadh thiar líonfar an araid múirín. Ba cheart í a fhágáil ansin ar feadh 3-4 mhí agus ligint do na cuiteogaí agus ábhair orgánach eile an t-athrú go múirín a chríochnú. Ina dhiaidh seo beidh cuma agus dath créafóg dhorcha, bhriosc uirthi. Tógann sé 6 mhí go bliain le múirín a dhéanamh ag úsáid araidí múirín na Comhairle Contae, ag brath ar an mhéid agus an ráta a chuirtear ábhar úr isteach agus ar an teocht i rith na bliana.
- Bíodh dhá araid múirín agat: ceann amháin le líonadh fhad is a bhíonn an ceann eile lán agus ag athrú go múirín.
- Tábhachtach an t-ábhar a choinneáil i sraitheanna. Ná cur isteach barraíocht dábhar amháin ag an am. Tá aer tábhachtach don lobhadh agus is fearr páipéar craptha le spásanna aeir a chruthú.
- Lonnaigh na haraidí múirín in áit atá té agus grianmhar.
Tá beagán rialacha ann: is treoirlíne í seo leanas agus gheobhaidh tú cuid mhaith comhairlí ag teacht salach ar a chéile. Treoirlínte Múirín - Meas