Decision time.
Kirsten obtained this compost bin from our previous municipal council - for free! I think I started piling 'stuff' into it toward the end of our first week in our new house, which was three months ago yesterday. In my head, I have declared this bin-full done. But what do I do now? I have been reading up the Willoughby Council site for tips on styles of composting. I think I want something easier for me to 'turn' which does not imply a tumble-bin. Not at all. I think I want a three-sided pit, but in its absence, I think I will have one unencumbered. This image was taken a few weeks ago when I totally restacked the compost. I think it is looking quite good, but I need to stop putting kitchen scraps in and just let it 'fester' for a bit. I will leave it open to the air, turn it, water it, and put a tarp over it, until the end of June, then declare it 'cooked'. In the compost bin, I will start my second heap. Decision made. Shall do all this on Saturday. |
6 comments:
I don't really follow the rules when it comes to compost.
As with most things I go with the vibe of things.
That's helpful, isn't it?
I've tried a million different mulches and composts.
With that pile - I'd put that straight onto my beds and dig it in and let it rot in the soil.
I'm also a big fan of sheep poo.
It's a mild poo and not too stinky and the plants seem to love it.
You can get a few weeds from it though - but that is par for the course.
Got any sheep in your neighbourhood?!
Yeah, quite a few, but most people refer to them as 'blokes'.
I go with the vibe of things with compost, too, even though I read up on it like mad, then I just do what I reckon, and go with what I have. I am awaiting that book on citrus, before I purchase my orchard.
The bloke across the road has 7 chooks in a pen and doesn't reallyuse the sweepings-out because his garden is au-natural ... a mess really. He describes himself as the 'hoarder from hell'. I will get a couple of bags-full of chook-poop from him to get me started.
Ah ha. I made a reply on my blog when you were rabitting on about litter that you should have a compost heap. I reckon the little bins are only really good for kitchen scraps ... it keeps the rats out. Other compost is best in a big pile and like Lettie when we had a gardener he swore by sheep poo, I have heard chicken poo can be a bit overpowering so you will need to compost it for a while.
I swear by letting the leaves and stuff fall on the garden beds and composting there. My Mum used to just dig a hole in the garden and dump the kitchen scraps in there and when it filled up go dig another hole.
Ahh ,... queenslanders are a breed apart, Joan.
I will try the chook droppings as they are about the right price ... trade for tomatoes ...
My mother swore by chicken manure. She used it liberally. Her green thumb was well known in the neighbourhood.
I suspect either chook or sheep would cut the mustard ... as I mentioned I have a compost serving ready to dish out, and a worm farm about to be delivered.
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