tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785724931249096583.post2737919031328164887..comments2023-04-13T08:58:48.849-04:00Comments on Growing Human: Ode to my Sister and her Compost Pile...ChristyACBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18396628757148282551noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785724931249096583.post-6089683322091844252009-02-26T08:25:00.000-05:002009-02-26T08:25:00.000-05:00Pamela, I'm very, very interested in vermiposting!...Pamela,<BR/><BR/> I'm very, very interested in vermiposting! That said, I'd like to actually see someone go through the process of starting and maintaining it, maybe on a blog (hint). I do have Beagles and a cat that eats anything and shouldn't so I do have a concern for that but would love to keep it in the garage.<BR/><BR/>The compost pile never really heated up and I think it was because it didn't get enough moisture and I couldn't turn it. It was piled just like it should be, but was too heavy to turn. It got sun about 6 hours a day in our blazing hot summer also. It has decayed some at the bottom, but the top just looks like a future archaeological dig.ChristyACBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396628757148282551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785724931249096583.post-69165632202487496732009-02-25T19:19:00.000-05:002009-02-25T19:19:00.000-05:00I've recently undertaken vermicomposting, which pr...I've recently undertaken vermicomposting, which produces compost quicker than most heaps, and is actually a lot of fun. My worms currently live in my basement, and will be garage-dwellers when we move in a couple of weeks, but you can even keep worms inside. I can't have a heap yet, and even when I can, I'm impatient for compost, so the worms are a nice compost compromise. I know this is an old post - how's your compost doing now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785724931249096583.post-64830100410892067512008-05-15T21:30:00.000-04:002008-05-15T21:30:00.000-04:00Wow Christy! That makes me feel so good. What a ni...Wow Christy! That makes me feel so good. What a nice thing to write! I think your box will heat up and if it gets a little more sun and some time. With all your yard clean-up going on I bet you could fill 12 of those compost boxes! Lol! <BR/> My compost is coming along nicely and really heating up now! Lol! I turn it about once a week and water it every now and then (not wet, just a little damp). The creepy, crawleys are busy doing their thing. I hope it will be ready by the time fall planting comes around. I think I may start a second pile then so that I can use one and have a pile cooking at the same time. <BR/> My next project is collecting worm poo. I read how you can make a worm bin out of an old rubber maid container. Aj has a paper shredder and lord knows we have enough kitchen waste. Anyway, I should have it all together next week. <BR/> I love you sister and I love your blog! Keep up the good work and happy gardening!!!Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05641043295285527863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785724931249096583.post-60507679956511517032008-05-15T16:49:00.000-04:002008-05-15T16:49:00.000-04:00Does it get enough sun? From the photo it appears...Does it get enough sun? From the photo it appears to be in a very shady spot.<BR/><BR/>I second the mulberry tree in your mystery trees btw. I had pet silkworms as a child and fed them mulberry leaves from the trees in our garden. I loved eating mulberries.. always ended up with a purple mouth :)WildernesFamilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03233332050599564739noreply@blogger.com