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Final Compost from the DRANCO plant in Muenster after the post-digester SORDISEP process. The starting feedstock is black bin or residual waste.
The composting operation: community garden members and the church recycle various materials for compost.
Time to harvest. Wonder Worman’s Super Composting Red Wigglers were busy of the summer - and it’s time to gather up the compost.
standard open area pile: grass, leaves, kitchen scraps, old flowers, etc.
I use a spade shovel to chop up or pulverize stuff - the smaller the better. Open a pit in the middle, toss in the new stuff, then scoop loose material from around the edge (to keep things tidy) and toss it on top. I trick i use, I add old potting/garden soil to pile from spent plants. This slows the compost process a bit, but sometimes I'm also able to dig in sooner.
I used to pick them out, but then realized (thanks to some comments here) that they are probably doing more good in there than harm. I do pick them out before using the compost in the vegetable bed since I think these things are known for eating plant roots.
Mundane and not particularly beautiful... the contents of our compost bin (also known around here as the "raccoon feeder") - I glanced in there and thought it looked funny that everything was orange/white/brown.
Fish waste compost bins at Sweetgrass Garden Co-op in South Carolina. The co-op received Southern SARE funding to study the benefits of fish waste compost on organic vegetable production.
Closing up bay 1 on our compost set up and adding some nourishing goodness to the pile before winter- nitrogen rich stinging nettles that activate/accelerate the decomposition process, some fresh chicken manure from a friend’s farm (full of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus) and other nourishing goodness. Chicken manure increases the soil’s water holding capacity, provides a food source for soil microbes increasing soil biodiversity and slowly releases micro and macro nutrients. If a compost pile is correctly balanced and at least four feet high, it can produce enough heat even during the cold winter months to decompose. This will sit undisturbed for about 6-12 months and then the rich nourishing fresh soil should be ready to be added to our garden soil while we start working on Bay 2.
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We got a home composter throught the city of Minneapolis. Now we will be washing eggshells and saving banana peels all for grade A dirt.
This is some of the compost produced by our vermiculture bin. This is like gold and will help our plants produce a maximum yield this season.