I finally got around to purchasing and setting up a compost bin in the garden.
I hmmm'd and haaaa's about which design I wanted and actually purchased another design in the spring. But that didn't work out and I ended up tossing the thing out.
But now I think I have found something that will work for us.
It's the Classic Composter, by SoilSaver Inc.
I hmmm'd and haaaa's about which design I wanted and actually purchased another design in the spring. But that didn't work out and I ended up tossing the thing out.
But now I think I have found something that will work for us.
It's the Classic Composter, by SoilSaver Inc.
It was easy to put together and I just set it where the previous pile had been. All I had to do was put in a few carriage bolts, and voila!
The little booklet that came with it -- "A Sense of Humus, Your Guide to Composting with the Classic Composter," gives useful hints about composting. Information such as what can, and what cannot or should not be composted, how to eliminate smells and discourage flies. There's even a detailed "Principles of Composting" which I found interesting, because I was pretty ignorant of the mechanics behind it.
It's already off to a good start because even though I didn't like the composter I bought in the spring and although it was falling apart and falling over, there was some pretty decent compost in there. Since I cleared that site to put the new composter, I was able to fill it about half way with good compost -- now I can start adding to it as I do my fall clean up around the garden.
And next spring, I should have some nice compost to add to the beds when I get ready to start planting! That's the plan anyway :-)
Words and photographs by Jayne Wilson, Green and Serene, Jayne's Country Garden.
