Disposing of stems

SamWE19 · May 15, 2019

i have a large amount of cannabis stems and trim waste on a regular basis. I have a tiny garden and my compost bin overflowed with compost this spring and I had no room left for any more. I dont use compost as my garden is tiny and I grow in hydro.

It was one hell of a workout dragging that much compost out of my garden.

I tried a burning bin last week I thought after using all the trim for shatter I would of stripped all the terpenes off them.

I put the iso soaked trim in the burning bin and lit it, instantly exploded into flames and absolutely stunk of weed across the area.

I can’t take bags of weed to some shop car park here as they are monitored. Considered a worm bin but they will likely have the same issue of space and leftover worm castings

Is there any other methods or a way to reduce the smell of a burning bin?

JonathanT · May 15, 2019

My dogs eat all my stalks. Cheapest pet snack/teeth cleaners ever.

SamWE19 · May 15, 2019

JonathanT said:
My dogs eat all my stalks. Cheapest pet snack/teeth cleaners ever.

Yeah I have dogs but they don’t have any interest in them. Plus there would be too many even if they were.

I see lots of people saying they burn their waste I just don’t see how they do it without the smell

Nizza · May 15, 2019

throw it in the ocean or dig a hole and put it in there

how about just buy some of those big biodegradable leaf bags and fill that with it and leave it outside for a few years

JonathanT · May 15, 2019

Smash up the stalks and make hemp necklaces! I made a slingshot out of a stalk once.

TacoMac · May 15, 2019

Know your limitations.

If you're so afraid of getting caught you don't just throw it in the garbage than you're growing far too much.

All you do is chop up one or two plants, put it in a lawn and leaf bag, put a smaller household bag of garbage in it and throw it in your garbage pickup can each week.

Garbage men don't give a damn what's in the garbage. They just chunk it in and roll on.

Don't get stupid and do it all at once. Just one or two plants a week mixed with regular garbage.

I've done it for years. Everyone I know does it.

SamWE19 · May 15, 2019

TacoMac said:
Know your limitations.

If you're so afraid of getting caught you don't just throw it in the garbage than you're growing far too much.

All you do is chop up one or two plants, put it in a lawn and leaf bag, put a smaller household bag of garbage in it and throw it in your garbage pickup can each week.

Garbage men don't give a damn what's in the garbage. They just chunk it in and roll on.

Don't get stupid and do it all at once. Just one or two plants a week mixed with regular garbage.

I've done it for years. Everyone I know does it.

That would never work for me as our council only allow a small bin per household and were always overflowing on normal household waste. We have no spare room for our own waste nevermind trim.

Burning was a perfect way since I have a lack of space... just didn’t expect the smell lol

JonathanT · May 15, 2019

If you live near a farm, toss it in a cattle field, hog pen. They'll eat it.

SamWE19 · May 15, 2019

JonathanT said:
If you live near a farm, toss it in a cattle field, hog pen. They'll eat it.

I live in the city. No farm nearby.

Would a slower burn reduce smell? Or biocharr is some new invention to sequester carbon... I think it’s supposed to be burning in the absence of oxygen.

Anyone know much about that?

JonathanT · May 15, 2019

Slow burn inside a steel drum with the lid on

SamWE19 · May 15, 2019

JonathanT said:
Slow burn inside a steel drum with the lid on

The lid slows the burn down does it?

I currently have an oil drum which doesn’t have a lid. Only one I could find in a big enough size.

I lit the stuff covered in iso alcohol hoping the instant incineration due to the explosion of heat would get it over with in a second but that was probably a bad idea.

All my trim will always be soaked in iso though. If I put trim with iso in the bin put lid on and light it will it still burn slow or just explode?

Rob Roy · May 15, 2019

SamWE19 said:
i have a large amount of cannabis stems and trim waste on a regular basis. I have a tiny garden and my compost bin overflowed with compost this spring and I had no room left for any more. I dont use compost as my garden is tiny and I grow in hydro.

It was one hell of a workout dragging that much compost out of my garden.

I tried a burning bin last week I thought after using all the trim for shatter I would of stripped all the terpenes off them.

I put the iso soaked trim in the burning bin and lit it, instantly exploded into flames and absolutely stunk of weed across the area.

I can’t take bags of weed to some shop car park here as they are monitored. Considered a worm bin but they will likely have the same issue of space and leftover worm castings

Is there any other methods or a way to reduce the smell of a burning bin?

Pet rabbit will eat your excess. Get the kind with red eyes...they're experienced.

DCcan · May 15, 2019

Weave them into lawn ornaments, and leave them in public spaces.

TacoMac · May 15, 2019

SamWE19 said:
*more excuses and impossible scenarios*

You simply shouldn't be growing. As impossible as you make your situation out to be over what is about the easiest thing in the world to handle, you are absolutely going to get caught and go to jail.

It's only a matter of time. Not if, but when.

Skoal · May 15, 2019

Buy a composter and compost them and use for soil.

ReubenIsMyDog · May 15, 2019

Yeah, if you can't figure out a way to reduce the rest of your waste to make room, transport it somewhere, or do something productive with the compost, I think you're just not trying very hard, and it sounds like you're just going to sink yourself eventually. Maybe time to reconsider.

SamWE19 · May 15, 2019

I never said it was impossible I’ve grown for 4 years with composting but the amount of compost I had was impossible to use. I put on raised beds every year but my raised beds can only go so high.

My garden is tiny so only room for one composter so I was just looking into other options.

Transporting bags of trim is asking for trouble if you get randomly pulled over.

Burning bin was a new idea I had since i researched older posts on here but the smell could not be contained hence my post.

hotrodharley · May 15, 2019

I used to just put them and any used grow supply stuff like soil bags in the neighbor’s garbage. An early morning stroll on garbage day.

Rob Roy · May 15, 2019

hotrodharley said:
I used to just put them and any used grow supply stuff like soil bags in the neighbor’s garbage. An early morning stroll on garbage day.

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SamWE19 · May 15, 2019

hotrodharley said:
I used to just put them and any used grow supply stuff like soil bags in the neighbor’s garbage. An early morning stroll on garbage day.

See that would be absolutely stupid here as people are sat in their front rooms will always see out their window at me walking down the street throwing something in their garbage.

I’m looking into biochar now. I wonder if cooking the stalks and trim without a flame under high temperatures stops the smells escaping

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