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20190303_9446_G12-21 Sieving Compost #2
I spent several hours over the weekend sieving compost from my oldest aged compost bin and spreading it out over the recently cleared sections of the vegetable garden, in preparation for sowing some winter greens and/or leaving fallow over winter.
If I need a finer mix I have two smaller sieves, one a small one for potting mix.
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365 days of me: day 116
FGR: Movie Quotes
TRP: Earth Day ~ Kitchen compost
From Caddyshack
Sandy: I want you to kill every gophers on the golf course!
Carl Spackler: Correct me if I'm wrong Sandy, but if I kill all the golfers, they're gonna lock me up and throw away the key...
Sandy: Not golfers, you great fool! Gophers! The *little* *brown*, *furry* *rodents* -!
Carl Spackler: We can do that; we don't even have to have a reason. All right, let's do the same thing, but with gophers -!
Grasses, invasive goldenrods & Black-eyed Susans, Joe-pye weed kept from reseeding all over the place, also the leaves falling from the fig just moved inside...
Multi tumbler frame in place in the composting area. Still have to level the whole unit and add the drums as we get them made up. The large bin and barrel composters on the right will be moved in the spring to allow for access to the drums.
After 2 days it has settled about a foot. I heaped it up when I filled it with a mix of leaves and green grass. I used some pizza boxes around the side thinking it would help retain some moisture.
The working part of the garden. As we have sandy soil we need to build up the organic matter.
I do this in a variety of ways...
Compost heaps made using hay bales as walls of the compost heaps. I then use the rotted bales as mulch.
Worm farms (have 2 farms with 3 layers each)
Guinea pigs & ducks add fertiliser to the system
I use black bins to rot down nasty spreading weeds... once safe these are added to the compost heaps
Had an old granary and needed a compost shed. Built a four foot pony wall, cut the granary in half and bolted her on.
Compost Heap - made from tomatoes, wood chips (leaf and branch), comfrey, horse manure, some existing compost material - more info at MyFolia journal
Finished building the compost toilet. It's vented to the outside, so there is always a negative air pressure pulling both moisture, and fumes out to the atmosphere, so the building doesn't have any obtrusive odors.
Notice the front of the toilet has a collection bowl for urine, so there is never a mix of #1 & #2 . The collection bowl can be removed, and poured into a container of water to dilute the concentration, and then poured directly into the watering tubes of the various trees on the property. Since urine is full of nitrogen and pretty much sterile, it can be used immediately as a fertilizer in diluted form.
If a solid deposit is made, one covers it with a scoop of peat moss (kept in a storage container next to the composting toilet in order to keep odor down, and help with the composting process.
Those are the private documents we've been holding on to in a bag. No one will dare read that sensitive information now... That's my husband, ready with the hose.
Good quality compost that I made in a recycled five gallon bucket in my 540 square ft. apartment. I'm a little amazed that it worked out so well!
I followed the directions in Vic Sussman's Easy Composting. It was pretty much scentless while underway (though it now has a nice, earthy smell) and didn't make much of a mess (unless I got careless scooping the fresh dirt in).
Next time, I think it would be helpful to add a bit more dry material in the mix, as this did end up being a bit on the damp side (but still very usable).
March 2013 update: After a number of years of doing this, I've moved on to a 2 bucket bokashi composting set up. It sits under the sink, produces usable compost much more quickly, and doesn't require bringing soil home from the garden.
Compost making exercise
Permaculture Design Certificate
With Nick Ritar + special guests
Alexandria, Sydney Australia
May-August 2010
An intensive time, one of three, of the year for an orchard. Maintenance, housekeeping, pruning, and preparations for the coming Winter months. Not obvious here are the 46 tons of compost that I've spread. Next, gypsum - dry amendments - flailing to mix and destroy any mummy hulls on the ground for Navel Orange Worm eradication - no till seeding of winter and spring cover crop. Then wait for rain.
Fun, fun, fun till her daddy took the t-bird away.
Voigtlander 12mm 5.6 VM III @ f11. Handheld with no Lr lens profile.
Compost making exercise
Permaculture Design Certificate
With Nick Ritar + special guests
Alexandria, Sydney Australia
May-August 2010
Culture after 5 days. Its the most aggressive bacteria by the looks of it, but aesthetically its not so interesting at the moment...
We started composting and have two bins going, one for kitchen scraps and one for leaf mold. In our tropical climate, the compost is decomposing fast, and after three weeks, a rich black soil has developed in our big blue bin.
Quelle heureuse surprise en brassant mon compost ce matin: Il est déjà tout chaud et fumant! Après un hiver d'accumulation de déchets de cuisine, il commençait à déborder vu que le printemps a tardé un peu. Mais sa dormance est terminée et il est déjà pleinement réactivé. Menoum menoum!
Here's another shot of receiving food waste, with a view of our composting windrows in the background.
Using compost bags for blocking dog exits from the garden.... Once all the work is done on our house....
iPhone camera app shot post processed in Snapseed,