Compost Happens

Compost pretty much happens all on it's own,

I just plop the remains of garden plants, the

potato peels, coffee grounds and the like onto each other.

Now there was a huge pile of finished compost,

I'd say about 4 wheelbarrows full.

It's heavy stuff, I used half and left the rest

in 2 wheelbarrows stuffed to the brim.

They are covered and waiting for me to get back out there,

I need to pull weeds around the plants before

I dole out the compost.
Why feed the weeds?

So it's great to finally have finished compost

but the area where the compost resides isn't so great.

We had some pallets sitting around and I

now have a half finished compost pile doing

it's thing - hmmmm idea time.

I should have said work time because I worked

and now I can say tired and sore time.

Remember it was just a big huge pile of dirt looking yuck.

I removed the finished compost from the right and then started

building this ahem structure. In no way is it level.

You might laugh when you realize how level it isn't, in my 

defense the land isn't level as we are on a slope.

The finished compost was in the now bare spot, while

the left is half finished.

I moved the half finished to the right, whew.

It will be ready to use by the end of summer and the new compost

will get started on the left.

There is a pile of compost on the left towards the front, it 

will get used to cover whatever plant/fruit/veggie/coffee grounds

that will start the new compost pile.

For the most part I am a cold composter, I just let it happen,

although occasionally I will turn it over.

Poor picture quality but do you see all those wigglers!!!

This Saturday there will be a field trip of photos
 so please come back and take a look.