February 20, 20196 yr I inherited a compost pile when I bought my house. It's a 1 cubic yard pile fenced in a a crate/pallet thing. I've added raw organic waste, some twigs and leaves, grass cuttings, and so on to it, and replenish with gardening soil from the store. Occasionally I dig at it with a claw and hoe thing to keep it nicely mixed and aerated. Thing is I've only managed it through this winter, which more or less freezes things, so I can't tell if the compost is active. Never seen worms burrowing through there though. Now that Spring is starting again, do I need to buy some worms (from a bait shop??) and drop them in there? Or just let nature do it's work? Never seen many works in the yard and garden either....
February 20, 20196 yr If by "compost" you mean "sling coffee grounds, eggshells, bits and pieces of vegetables randomly in the general direction of the garden", then yeah, we compost.
February 20, 20196 yr Is the compost sitting directly on the ground? If so, earthworms will find it. If there is a barrier between it and the ground, you can add earthworms if you like, but it's not absolutely required. Bacteria/fungi will do the job over time too. This is a good (and short) book on the subject: https://www.amazon.com/Let-Rot-Composting-Down-Earth/dp/1580170234 If you are going to use this compost to grow edibles (veggie garden, etc.), you might want to stop adding grass clippings to the pile if you spray your yard with weed killers or pesticides. Leaves also decompose very slowly. If you want to add leaves, you should chop them up to speed up the process. Twigs/branches should not be added to the pile.
February 20, 20196 yr I will just throw whatever earthworms I find while I'm doing other gardening into the compost pile. I've always been hesitant about buying worms because they'll be red wigglers, and I don't know about introducing them into the system. Other than that, sounds like you've got it handled.
February 20, 20196 yr I have a dual bin setup out in the yard. What really works great is to get a specialized bucket to take stuff out every couple of days: https://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Countertop-Odorless-Carrying-Charcoal/dp/B07FJNFN2J/ref=asc_df_B07FJNFN2J/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=288879357798&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3063148056381937078&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9028275&hvtargid=pla-495771380598&psc=1
February 21, 20196 yr 25 minutes ago, elfenix said: ^^ i bet that goes great with the rachel ray garbage bowl your wife bought I was thinking the same exact thing last night while I was banging your mom! Amazing! (well, your mom wasn't, it was like throwing a hot dog down a hallway)
February 22, 20196 yr On 2/20/2019 at 8:41 AM, Gene Parmesan said: I shit in my yard. My dog shits all over our yard.
February 22, 20196 yr I used to save the seeds from my 80’s swag and throw into grandpa’s compost pile when I visited. He was constantly pulling dope out of his garden.
February 22, 20196 yr I have a 55 gallon drum with the top cut of. I put a ton of stuff in there including cardboard. It breaks down eventually. My problem is I had a rather bad roach infestation over the summer.
February 22, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, Sbbruin said: My dog shits all over our yard. I shit all over your mom in your yard. She says it makes her feel young again.
February 22, 20196 yr 10 hours ago, dingleberryswitzer said: I have a 55 gallon drum with the top cut of. I put a ton of stuff in there including cardboard. It breaks down eventually. My problem is I had a rather bad roach infestation over the summer. Roaches love cardboard.
February 22, 20196 yr On 2/20/2019 at 5:57 PM, Grippe said: I have a dual bin setup out in the yard. What really works great is to get a specialized bucket to take stuff out every couple of days: https://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Countertop-Odorless-Carrying-Charcoal/dp/B07FJNFN2J/ref=asc_df_B07FJNFN2J/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=288879357798&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3063148056381937078&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9028275&hvtargid=pla-495771380598&psc=1 City of Austin has a composting program where they provide a bin for yard waste and other household stuff. So we have one of the above and chuck it in the dumpster once a week.
February 22, 20196 yr On 2/20/2019 at 10:41 AM, Gene Parmesan said: I shit in my yard. Was just going to ask if that counted.
February 26, 20196 yr On 2/22/2019 at 8:50 AM, bernorange said: Roaches love cardboard. Probably got a nice crop of silverfish as well.
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