Saturday, May 30, 2009

Compost

For the past year we have been composting in a homemade bin made with chicken wire and wooden posts. It was a big circular bin which made it difficult to turn the compost. Steve got a great idea to build a new 3 compartment bin.

It took 1 day to make and 2 days to get the compost back in (we got busy with other things).

We hope to be better about turning it more often and I think we will. Now, that we have 2 extra bins to dump it and mix it in it should go smoother. Right now it's kind of stinky, not terrible, but you do get a whiff of something unpleasant as you walk by.

Keller thinks composting is pretty cool and was singing a song about it today at our yard sale.

"Buy a bag, buy a bag,
To make your compost.
Compost is healthier for the soil."

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