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To: yesthatjallen
"Can people who make their own compost explain their process?"

- I have two 4'x4'x4' bins made out of scrap 2x3s and chicken wire.
- In goes ground up leaves, kitchen scraps (coffee grinds, egg shells, banana peels, etc), and chicken manure and bedding.
- I stir with an auger every week or so, and water if we get a real dry spell.
- At about six months or so I shovel the dark brown earth into a wheelbarrow (about 7 loads per bin) and dump it in our box gardens.

I know some people get pretty technical about it, (maybe even some gardening Freepers, I'm sure), but I try to keep it simple. It's just dirt after all....

38 posted on 09/30/2018 2:36:15 PM PDT by Psalm 73 ("I will now proceed to entangle the entire area".)
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To: Psalm 73

Thanks for the info.


51 posted on 09/30/2018 3:32:22 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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