Door:Grab a shovel to measure the door so you know you can shovel the coop droppings into it without spilling {I wish I had made mine a bit wider}. To cut the door, use your drill and a fairly big drill bit to make a hole in each corner. This will make it easier to get the ...
Select a location for the metal drum composting bin. Choose a place that is not close to any buildings, is out of sight (if you do not like the idea of looking at a compost bin) and convenient to your gardening areas. Make sure the ground is level in this location and then place th...
Do you have any particular tactics for composting, and do you turn your vegetable beds to work in amendments or not? Me: I compost in a very long, large open pile called a “windrow,” rather than a bin, and it’s definitely not cooking along very “hot.” It gets turned once a y...
Compost piles and tumblers use an “aerobic composting process”. This means that oxygen is required to facilitate decomposition. Watering and turning the pile will help keep it at the moisture and oxygen levels that the beneficial microbes require to do their transformative work. There are alternat...
3. How long until my compost is ready? A lot of factors go into the decomposition time frame. The items you’re composting and the method you choose greatly affect when the compost will be ready to use. Pile composting can take between two months and two years, while container composting...
How and Why Do You Use Tinctures?Tinctures are dietary supplements in a concentrated, shelf-stable, and liquid form. Like other herbal extracts, tinctures can be used to support a wide range of wellness goals. Their effects will depend upon the herb or herbs tinctured, the amount and ...
On those rare occasions when I use a chipper, and I don’t want to leave the product where it lays, I can use it to mulch walkways rather than put it directly in the compost or the garden beds. Moisture Sure. Gotta have it, but you don’t have to measure it. If your pile dries...
Compost tumbler There is another type of composter that might be of use to some of us older folks. It may also be practical for anyone who can’t quite handle the movement and labor required to build a compartmentalized bin, or do the necessary forking of material from one bin to anothe...
Now that you know the basics of composting, it’s time to figure out which system to use. To choose which compost method is best for you, Louie says the most important thing to do is figure out exactly what, and how much, you want to compost. “Set your own expectations of what you...
“Composting is a natural process and is all about creating the right environment for organisms to live and do their jobs breaking down the organic material.” However, depending on what method of composting you use, this ratio can differ. “It’s always dependent on the system. Every ...