Crab shells in raised beds

[disneynut1977]

I'll skip it then, bins are open on top.

[bower]

Not sure what you mean by cold compost exactly, but mine takes a full year. The shrimp tails go in with other kitchen scraps (veggies, eggshells etc) and covered with a layer of clippings or weeds. I haven't had a problem with animals - there's nothing in the tail shells to appeal to a varmint. And they don't smell - I guess previously cooked means there's no rotting raw seafood juice aroma (yep I know about those! )

[disneynut1977]

I don't actively turn the pile, I just layer and let nature do it's thing.
I don't cook shrimp with tails on though, so for me it would be raw.

Originally Posted by bower

Not sure what you mean by cold compost exactly, but mine takes a full year. The shrimp tails go in with other kitchen scraps (veggies, eggshells etc) and covered with a layer of clippings or weeds. I haven't had a problem with animals - there's nothing in the tail shells to appeal to a varmint. And they don't smell - I guess previously cooked means there's no rotting raw seafood juice aroma (yep I know about those! )

[flyfiishn]

Super jealous about the crab meat up in Washington. They closed our dungeness season here in California for almost the entire year due to a red tide and excess domoic acid in the crab meat. Shame really, its my favorite winter treat!

Next year I am going to save shells and do the same, great idea and thanks for the tip.

[Jonnyhat]

so shrimp tails in a closed rotating composter would be good?

[Jeannine Anne]

Crabs aren't affected by red tide

[flyfiishn]

Originally Posted by Jeannine Anne

Crabs aren't affected by red tide

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/06/16/huge-...est-coast.html

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-...nia-to-alaska/