Nonetheless, all that she said about it made perfect sense and in trying to live more sustainably, it is a natural fit as long as a person has the room to do it.
But, that said, I didn't want a pile of detritus growing for a couple of years in my yard while it slowly decomposed in a "cold" pile. Something neat, not visually offensive and not a huge racoon draw was what I needed. So I searched for over a month and finally found an inexpensive compost box. This is what it looks like. Thanks Holly. Now, if I could only get it to actually heat up.....
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Does it get enough sun? From the photo it appears to be in a very shady spot.
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 :)
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!
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.
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.
I love you sister and I love your blog! Keep up the good work and happy gardening!!!
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?
Pamela,
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.
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.
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