Quote Originally Posted by Becky View Post
I dont put them in my compost bin because, even under ideal conditions, they don't degrade fast enough to make for useable compost.
Really? I've never had a problem getting my citrus peels to decompose. Mold takes care of them pretty quickly (the process typically starts while they're still sitting in my kitchen counter collector.) Of course, I have a multi-bin system and am willing to sift out my finished compost from stuff that's still fodder for the microherd, but it's never citrus peels that get thrown back into the bin because they're not composted yet.

Or are you talking about vermicomposting? I could see the wormies not taking well to citrus.