City Compost

**Durgan** · 04-30-2009, 11:40 AM

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?CityCom 30 April 2009 City Compost
Brantford supplies daily two garbage cans of vegetative compost free of charge for 30 days starting about the end of April. I pick up about half a yard daily using a box in my van. This compost is placed in bins and used during the Summer, and placed on the beds for over-wintering. This is my only fertilizer. I get 3.5 wheelbarrows or about 55 shovels full, or two 45 gallon drum garbage cans full each day. Time expended 2 hours.

**mommy4ever** · 04-30-2009, 12:02 PM

That is very cool! i"m going to see if our city offers that.

**savvy_sniper** · 04-30-2009, 12:05 PM

Durgan,

That is so cool!

**mommy4ever** · 04-30-2009, 12:33 PM

aackk... our city packages it and sells it..lol Well darn..lol

**itlw8** · 04-30-2009, 02:55 PM

we can pick ours up free anytime during the year or we can pay the man to use a scoop and fill the truck $5 a scoop of the back hoe... We used to shovel but now they boys are grown we pay.
It is best to put in a pile and let it break down more not knowing what was in it. But since I am lucky to get dh to go 1 or 2 times I use it anyway

I love to put the raised beds to sleep with some in the fall it makes a great harvest the next year Much better than putting on fresh

**Durgan** · 05-01-2009, 11:53 AM

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?CityCo 1 May 2009 More City Compost
It rained last night, so the compost was quite wet, meaning I got a good load. I find compost breaks up clay remarkably well, and the price is right. I could probably get a load from a commercial site delivered at about $40.00 per yard. The effort only takes about an hour and a half from the time I leave the house to having it all unloaded. It is a pleasant form of exercise for at least 30 days.