Comments on: Natura Cloths – Not Just For Cleaning Anymore! http://www.redwormcomposting.com/fun-stuff/natura-cloths-not-just-for-cleaning-anymore/ Red Wiggler Worms, European Nightcrawlers and loads of helpful Worm Composting Information Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:40:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/fun-stuff/natura-cloths-not-just-for-cleaning-anymore/comment-page-1/#comment-8502 Bentley Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:07:19 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/fun-stuff/natura-cloths-not-just-for-cleaning-anymore/#comment-8502 Yeah, I love them too, Nancy. They seem to wear out more quickly that a regular cloth but are great while they last. Nice to be able to toss them in my worm bins when they are finished, too! 8) Yeah, I love them too, Nancy. They seem to wear out more quickly that a regular cloth but are great while they last. Nice to be able to toss them in my worm bins when they are finished, too!
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]]> By: nancy j cook http://www.redwormcomposting.com/fun-stuff/natura-cloths-not-just-for-cleaning-anymore/comment-page-1/#comment-8469 nancy j cook Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:47:18 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/fun-stuff/natura-cloths-not-just-for-cleaning-anymore/#comment-8469 The cloths a fab. I bought one for my mom and now she is at me constantly for more. where can I find them. I went to where I got the first one and could not get them. They are wonderful. better than any cleaning cloth I have ever used. The cloths a fab. I bought one for my mom and now she is at me constantly for more. where can I find them. I went to where I got the first one and could not get them. They are wonderful. better than any cleaning cloth I have ever used.

]]> By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/fun-stuff/natura-cloths-not-just-for-cleaning-anymore/comment-page-1/#comment-3818 Bentley Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:55:00 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/fun-stuff/natura-cloths-not-just-for-cleaning-anymore/#comment-3818 Thanks for sharing those links, Jim! Great to know! B. Thanks for sharing those links, Jim! Great to know!

B.

]]> By: Jim http://www.redwormcomposting.com/fun-stuff/natura-cloths-not-just-for-cleaning-anymore/comment-page-1/#comment-3813 Jim Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:53:24 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/fun-stuff/natura-cloths-not-just-for-cleaning-anymore/#comment-3813 Kami, Another company makes them in the US. Here is the link: http://www.mabu.com/mabucloth.html and you can buy them here: http://www.kokogm.com/Green_Market/SpongesScrubbers.html Kami,

Another company makes them in the US. Here is the link:

http://www.mabu.com/mabucloth.html

and you can buy them here:

http://www.kokogm.com/Green_Market/SpongesScrubbers.html

]]> By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/fun-stuff/natura-cloths-not-just-for-cleaning-anymore/comment-page-1/#comment-3586 Bentley Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:37:04 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/fun-stuff/natura-cloths-not-just-for-cleaning-anymore/#comment-3586 Haha! Ok, I gotcha, Alison! :-) That is an anti-spam measure. I've been battling spam comments on my blogs and discovered that the 'can you add' application (designed to trip up spammers) works very well. Hope its ok that I'm putting you guys to work like that! :lol: Haha! Ok, I gotcha, Alison! :-)
That is an anti-spam measure. I’ve been battling spam comments on my blogs and discovered that the ‘can you add’ application (designed to trip up spammers) works very well.

Hope its ok that I’m putting you guys to work like that!
:lol:

]]> By: Alison http://www.redwormcomposting.com/fun-stuff/natura-cloths-not-just-for-cleaning-anymore/comment-page-1/#comment-3585 Alison Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:34:33 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/fun-stuff/natura-cloths-not-just-for-cleaning-anymore/#comment-3585 Hi Bentley, each time we add a comment we get an addition sum to do.This time it is " please add 8 and 8 " I just wondered what the reason was. Hi Bentley, each time we add a comment we get an addition sum to do.This time it is ” please add 8 and 8 ” I just wondered what the reason was.

]]> By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/fun-stuff/natura-cloths-not-just-for-cleaning-anymore/comment-page-1/#comment-3582 Bentley Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:53:36 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/fun-stuff/natura-cloths-not-just-for-cleaning-anymore/#comment-3582 Hi Guys! Kami - you are probably right about them using the material to help them pull cocoons off (didn't even think of that). I'm pretty sure that Natura cloths are only available in Canada, and only via 'Home Hardware' stores. They cost $2.99 CDN, if I remember correctly. Alison - they are really interesting cloths. When dry they are quite stiff - they almost feel like they are made of hemp or something (they aren't). But once you run them under water they soften completely. They are quite thick and absorbent and, as mentioned in the post, don't develop bad odours for quite some time even when kept wet and in use all the time. As for shirts, I have in fact put a T-shirt in an outdoor bin before. It took quite some time to breakdown, but eventually all I could find was long strands of shirt fibre (cotton). Not sure what you mean by "what's with the addition?" Allen - you can definitely use hair. It is a fantastic slow-release nitrogen source! I've added the contents of a vacuum bag (largely consisting of cat hair) to my outdoor bin before, and was amazed by how quickly it disappeared. I guess dyes in clothes might be something to be cautious about - all depends on the particular type of clothing (I'm sure a lot of clothes would have natural or at least harmless dyes). A wool sweater would eventually breakdown, but I suspect it would take a long time. I actually have a wool-knit cloth in the same bin with the Natura cloth and it is showing no sign of breakdown (need to make sure it is actually wool though - now that I think about it, perhaps it is synthetic wool) B. Hi Guys!

Kami – you are probably right about them using the material to help them pull cocoons off (didn’t even think of that). I’m pretty sure that Natura cloths are only available in Canada, and only via ‘Home Hardware’ stores. They cost $2.99 CDN, if I remember correctly.

Alison – they are really interesting cloths. When dry they are quite stiff – they almost feel like they are made of hemp or something (they aren’t). But once you run them under water they soften completely. They are quite thick and absorbent and, as mentioned in the post, don’t develop bad odours for quite some time even when kept wet and in use all the time. As for shirts, I have in fact put a T-shirt in an outdoor bin before. It took quite some time to breakdown, but eventually all I could find was long strands of shirt fibre (cotton).
Not sure what you mean by “what’s with the addition?”

Allen – you can definitely use hair. It is a fantastic slow-release nitrogen source! I’ve added the contents of a vacuum bag (largely consisting of cat hair) to my outdoor bin before, and was amazed by how quickly it disappeared.
I guess dyes in clothes might be something to be cautious about – all depends on the particular type of clothing (I’m sure a lot of clothes would have natural or at least harmless dyes). A wool sweater would eventually breakdown, but I suspect it would take a long time. I actually have a wool-knit cloth in the same bin with the Natura cloth and it is showing no sign of breakdown (need to make sure it is actually wool though – now that I think about it, perhaps it is synthetic wool)

B.

]]> By: Allen http://www.redwormcomposting.com/fun-stuff/natura-cloths-not-just-for-cleaning-anymore/comment-page-1/#comment-3581 Allen Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:38:24 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/fun-stuff/natura-cloths-not-just-for-cleaning-anymore/#comment-3581 I meant 'would the worms eat the hair?'. Allen I meant ‘would the worms eat the hair?’.

Allen

]]> By: Allen http://www.redwormcomposting.com/fun-stuff/natura-cloths-not-just-for-cleaning-anymore/comment-page-1/#comment-3579 Allen Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:36:52 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/fun-stuff/natura-cloths-not-just-for-cleaning-anymore/#comment-3579 The natural fibers is something that I had just thought about. We raise alpacas and I was wondering about giving the worms some of the scraps from when we shear. Would the worms eat the air? Would they eat a wool sweater? How about a pair of blue jeans? The dye could be a problem but I would think cotton would break down. Allen The natural fibers is something that I had just thought about. We raise alpacas and I was wondering about giving the worms some of the scraps from when we shear. Would the worms eat the air? Would they eat a wool sweater? How about a pair of blue jeans? The dye could be a problem but I would think cotton would break down.

Allen

]]> By: Alison http://www.redwormcomposting.com/fun-stuff/natura-cloths-not-just-for-cleaning-anymore/comment-page-1/#comment-3569 Alison Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:16:14 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/fun-stuff/natura-cloths-not-just-for-cleaning-anymore/#comment-3569 Hi Bentley, The cloths look great when they are new and very interesting when they are breaking down !! :) Are they soft to the touch? Maybe the company could make tea towels and bath towels from the same stuff and maybe even sheets and clothes?Depends on what they are made of I guess.Imagine being able to feed it all to the worms when they are finished with.Come to think of it, I read somewhere of someone feeding their shirt to the worms and it did eventually break down.I don't seem to think of these things enough.I still am probably burning far to much that could be recycled.I don't know how you would know if the fabric or whatever would contain chemicals. What's with the addition ? Hi Bentley,
The cloths look great when they are new and very interesting when they are breaking down !! :) Are they soft to the touch? Maybe the company could make tea towels and bath towels from the same stuff and maybe even sheets and clothes?Depends on what they are made of I guess.Imagine being able to feed it all to the worms when they are finished with.Come to think of it, I read somewhere of someone feeding their shirt to the worms and it did eventually break down.I don’t seem to think of these things enough.I still am probably burning far to much that could be recycled.I don’t know how you would know if the fabric or whatever would contain chemicals.
What’s with the addition ?

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