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Garlic bed/ Compost piles/ tumbler and beer
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Garlic bed/ Compost piles/ tumbler and beer
Well I couldn't stand being away from my piles, since it was a warmer day I went out to the compost piles and 1 was 48 deg F...the other isn't ready to start yet.
Added 9 boxes of frozen veggies, straw, some compost from the old pile, and shredded leaves.
I tried the garbage can/weed whacker trick today for leaves...it really worked well for me, enough to keep me from purchasing another piece of stuff. ( leaf shredder )
this pile should be done in spring
this pile will be started sometime during jan/feb
Happy to be outside again, mud is bad though, winter's coming back tomorrow....
Thermometer used, reading 48 today, crust was frozen, no worms around
garlic & shallot bed, they did not come out this past fall.
end of a hard days work R & R starting tumbler up (maybe it will work this year)
Added 9 boxes of frozen veggies, straw, some compost from the old pile, and shredded leaves.
I tried the garbage can/weed whacker trick today for leaves...it really worked well for me, enough to keep me from purchasing another piece of stuff. ( leaf shredder )
this pile should be done in spring
this pile will be started sometime during jan/feb
Happy to be outside again, mud is bad though, winter's coming back tomorrow....
Thermometer used, reading 48 today, crust was frozen, no worms around
garlic & shallot bed, they did not come out this past fall.
end of a hard days work R & R starting tumbler up (maybe it will work this year)
jimmy cee
Certified SFG Instructor- Posts : 2215
Join date : 2013-02-16
Age : 89
Location : Hatfield PA. zone 6b
Re: Garlic bed/ Compost piles/ tumbler and beer
jimmy cee wrote:...end of a hard days work R & R starting tumbler up (maybe it will work this year)...
Uh...I must have missed the pictures of the hard days work! But I appreciate the R & R!
I found that my compost tumbler is better for mixing MM than for making compost.
Re: Garlic bed/ Compost piles/ tumbler and beer
I don't take photo's of me working, bad for my image...
Tumbler..I'm not giving up on it, I am going to try to keep the browns going more this year.
Think it will work if the correct mix is established.. if not...another
well another anyway
Tumbler..I'm not giving up on it, I am going to try to keep the browns going more this year.
Think it will work if the correct mix is established.. if not...another
well another anyway
jimmy cee
Certified SFG Instructor- Posts : 2215
Join date : 2013-02-16
Age : 89
Location : Hatfield PA. zone 6b
Re: Garlic bed/ Compost piles/ tumbler and beer
I am attempting to maintain an active compost pile INSIDE my hoop house this winter and got the temp up to 60 yesterday. Since my dog cannot get at it, I put in a bunch of blood meal.
THEN I did the same with my tumbler, which I am assuming is pretty much as much of a failure as everyone else's here...
But I thought I would try the blood meal and try to get turning it again. I guess I have not completely given up on mine either, however this will be my third year with it...
THEN I did the same with my tumbler, which I am assuming is pretty much as much of a failure as everyone else's here...
But I thought I would try the blood meal and try to get turning it again. I guess I have not completely given up on mine either, however this will be my third year with it...
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