Composting

[Durgan]

Composting
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?Compost 31 July 2008 Composting. This is how I handle my spent vegetation. Kitchen slops are not utilized.

Reality check about composting. There is too much nonsense written about composting. Mostly it has to do with selling pretty, useless containers.

Chop the vegetation into small pieces with a machete, or if you have a large amount put the vegetation through a chipper/shredder. Throw the mess in a pile and forget it, until it ferments. I might fork the pile over once or twice, but I never touch a working, (fermenting) pile.

From my about 2000 square feet of vegetation, I only get about 5 cubic yards of compost per year. This is practically nothing in the big picture.

[hotprincesscm]

Wow good info! Thanks

[Must-Stash]

I have a compost pile enclosed in a fenced area to keep critters out of it. I don't work mine either but I do make sure I layer it with alternating soil and organic matter to keep it cooking.

The compost containers that are available probably allow many people to be able to compost who might otherwise not wish to look at or hear their neighbors complain about an unsightly compost pile like I have. I'm aware that not everyone has enough land to do what they want.

[Debbie-cat]

Thanks for sharing the tips! i just made my composter yesterday and started filling it up!

[TexasPeanut]

Great information as always Durgan. I pretty much handle my compost the same as you, but I do have to water mine slightly and fork it once or twice due to our climate otherwise it turns into a giant hard lump of dirt especially during the summer.