I'm fairly lazy when it comes to compost. I'd rather leave it an extra year than turn it over! But the one bay of my big compost bin was ready to harvest. Some round the edges needs to go on another run, but the middle was absolutely beautiful!
I had my young garden apprentice helping me. We dug out all we could and put it in the greenhouses. Hopefully this will give us some good crops in each of those this year.
It's bene lovely having my eldest in the garden with me. It feels very natural to have her just doing stuff. On Saturday she spent time in the garden, then picked dandelions to make a preserve, and then went and picked wild garlic and made pesto! I joke I don't know where she gets it from, but I think I have a fair idea...
I've never ever turned over my compost pile other than in my removal of the middle stuff now and then when needed.
ReplyDeleteIt's good when others are the same! I worry I'm too lazy with it all.
DeleteKev, I never turn my compost either. The chooks root around in there looking for things, and that's about it. Every six months I harvest the compost. This last time yielded me 8 five gallon buckets worth and it's the most glorious stuff!
ReplyDeleteWish I had such a capable helper in the garden! Blessings...
Yes! My chickens get in there if I leave the lids up! We had buckets and buckets out of this. Really topped up the beds in the greenhouses.
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