It’s time to turn that compost!
Posted by Breeze on Sunday, March 9, 2008 at 9:49 amCategory: Breeze
We (by which I mean my husband with no help from me) finally turned our compost last week. He made me a wonderful composter last fall, and we have added scraps and leaves all winter. For most of the winter, the compost was frozen solid, so not much decomposition was going on, but we keep adding layers, hoping and waiting for spring. Now that spring is here, the time had come. We were shocked at how compact the block of compost was. Even after Mr. Breeze removed the side of the composter, it held its shape. All I have is a fuzzy camera phone picture, but it’s funny, so I’m adding it anyway. It was a huge cube of stink that took him a half hour to stir up and shovel back into the re-assembled bin. It looks like it’s mostly leaves, but in the middle, we are definitely getting decomposition thanks to our Halloween pumpkins and other damp and gooey additions. Our flowers will appreciate the effort in a month or so as I do now.
