Why would you want to since there is better material available for much less expense? I would burn them in the proper stove or give them to someone with the proper stove.

Why answer a question with another question and a snippy comment?

Hikermom, I wasn't sure what wood pellets were but I did some quick research on the web and the few sources I found say the pellets are fine to compost.

Val

I throw feline pine, which are basically wood stove pellets, on my compost. It also says on the feline pine bag the sawdust remains can be used for gardening.

Have put them in my compost on occasion with no ill effects. Mine were the pellets that were also advertised for use as animal "litter".

My question would be similar to kimmsr's and I don't see anything "snippy" about it. It's a valid question.

Are you buying these to compost or are they just some you have lying around that you can't use for some reason? Reason I ask: they are very expensive for a compost material and if I had some I couldn't use, I'd sell them. ;) Come January folks with pellet stoves are begging for them.

But "can you"? Sure, if you want. They aren't of any great benefit to a compost pile but the only concern with the sodium would be if excessive amounts are used.

If small amounts are added to a large pile of other diverse ingredients - no problems. But I wouldn't add a 40 lb. bag to a small bin or tumbler.

Dave

"Can you compost pellet stove wood pellets even though they have sodium as an additive?"

Question wasn't would you, but rather can you.

A good response might have been, "yes one can, but one might not want to" and then follow that up with a reason/reasons.

Questioning the motive of the OP is kinda goofy, if one needed more information before answering, I could buy that, but to come out and claim there is "better material available for much less expense" when clearly one has no clue about the OPs situation is arrogant and pompous at best and downright inconsiderate at worst. (maybe they get the pellets for free)

Lloyd

Hmmm....I guess I could have said "an assuming comment". There was an assumption made that the OP had laid out an expense, there was also the assumption that the OP had a pellet stove or knew someone that did. All without answering the original question.

I just didn't get the point of the answer.

Snippy, pronounced (snip-ee), is an adjective meaning "sharp or curt" and "Sharp-tongued; impertinent"

Snippy

And a synonym of impertinent is assuming. So I think "snippy" covered it just fine.

Val

Back around Feb 11, 07 at 16:24, to give just one many linkable examples, kimmsr was a cheerful source of useful commentary.

Hi Albert

The post you linked to is actually a good example of inaccuracy in posts by some. As an example, go to this thread and look at the third and second last posts. When people make stuff up, attribute it to a respectable organization, have this error pointed out to them yet continue to post the inaccurate information they kinda lose their credibility. This particular "5 steps" has been posted ad nauseum and I know I have put the link to the NRCS directly after this "5 step" post ad nauseum. I have asked for clarification on where this attribute came from on the chance the NRCS had posted conflicting data but never, ever got a response from the poster.

Posting information that is incorrect, even after being shown it is incorrect, is neither useful nor cheerful but that could just be me and frankly I'm kinda fed up with it, hence the curmudgeonliness.

But on the other hand, everyone is entitled to their opinions.

Lloyd

I am curious how you can do that..I wish to learn how I can use only saw dust and not pellet and mix with rice bran as substrate

Substrate for what? Are you making bokashi by any chance? If so I won't be able to help you with that, but you might want to post a new thread and make sure you include that info.

If you are just trying to compost sawdust, it is a very strong brown and can be composted with any green materials. I have mixed it with grass clippings for a good compost mix.