Hello Friends,
I am going to share some tips I have learned along the way about composting.
The photos I will share are of our new compost bins that my husband built for us last October. Our bins are tucked in the corner of our backyard, you cannot see them from the main garden.
We use pallets to make our compost bins, we have a rotation of three.
We have one pile cooking while we use the other.
Here we go with composting 101...
We line our pallets with cardboard.
You need a mix of brown... dead leaves, old soil from pots, dead plants.
You need a mix of green... kitchen waste, egg shells, coffee grounds.
Oh and you can toss cardboard and newspaper in the compost too.
You do not want to put sick plants in the compost. It would be better to toss them into the garbage if you are able or burn them.
We turn our pile as we add more waste.
You may need to water your pile if you do not receive rain for several weeks. The pile should be damp.
Black Gold... the compost is added into our raised beds giving fresh nutrients to our old soil in the raised beds.
It is FREE, that is the big bonus. If you have room to build a couple of bins to keep your garden waste and kitchen waste, you soon will have your own homemade compost/soil.
Ernie approves of the compost bins.
Do you spy the little copper dog?
♥
Carla
Ernie does blend in nicely with the background! Love your homemade bins. I use a plastic compost bin. I don't pay too much attention to the correct amounts of compost materials- I pretty much just everything that's compostable in the bin. I know that eventually, everything will turn into compost. Have a great Monday!
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