how to compost – Page 41 – Crazy About Compost

Still Cookin’!

We just had a quick snowstorm and it's going down to 7F tonight... the pile is hanging in there just above 90F. It's cool how the pile is melting the snow off the top. I feel like I could do a better job insulating the thing... this weekend's deposit will hopefully keep the pile going. Every time I open the tarp I worry that I'm going to lose all the heat, so I work as quickly as possible to keep the momentum going. I want to take a picture of the steam barreling off of it next time. Would be nice to stay warm in there... well, maybe not!

The Weekly Dump

Here's my compost toilet bucket, part 1 of the weekly ritual. After dumping it into my bin, I then dump in my weekly kitchen scraps. Since it's below freezing, I have to bring out a bucket of water from inside to rinse out the two containers. After dumping the rinse water into the pile, I cover up the contents with the layer of leaves and finally the tarp. Maybe I should make a video of the whole process? After filling up my sawdust bucket and an inch of the compost toilet bucket, I'm ready to get back inside. For less than ten minutes a week, this process couldn't get any easier.

Compost Bin Made of Pallets – How To

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYUAXfVQFfM It's never a bad time to build a compost bin... if you have the space and materials, a system like this will allow you to process essentially any amount of material all year round. This setup is actually done really nicely... you don't need the bottom pallets for a pile to work, and after doing this myself with my pile, I don't think I'll do it going forward. It's just fine digging a concave hole that would collect any excess leachate (in addition to starting your pile with a good six inches of shredded brown materials, acting as a sponge). Cover your ears around 5 minutes... you can absolutely add ANY food. Just be sure whenever you add your food scraps, completely cover them with ample brown materials.