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March 16, 2007
To everything (turn, turn, turn)...
It is the time of the season for getting back to nature... time to recapture some of last season's trash as this season's treasure. I have been composting since the first year I moved into my house - something like 15 years ago. During the growing season and fall I throw the cuttings from the bushes, the weeds from the flower beds and various other organic waste into the bin. That is the extent of my effort. I don't have a tumbler, I don't turn the compost at all. I just let it sit and let nature do the work. Then, in Spring, I harvest the real black gold.
First step is to take the pitchfork and slide the top layer off...
... this reveals the finished compost below.
Upon closer inspection, the bin is home to boatloads of guests...
... can you find all three toads in this picture? In addition, the bin is home to hundreds of huge nightcrawlers... fishing anyone?
Using a sifter I made that first year I get all the sticks out.
It was super easy to make with a couple 2x4's and some chicken wire.
The result is 100% mana from the heavens...
... with this you never need another chemical. Forget Miracle Gro, forget fertilizers, plant foods, you name it... this is how nature grows healthy plants and this is how I do it.
Posted by CDogg at March 16, 2007 01:30 PM