Hey guys n gals,
I started this compost last winter in my basement in a large plastic garbage bin. It ate alot of potato's, cereals, pasta's, crackers, fruits n veggies.. I added a little bone meal to it as well. When it was warm enough I moved it outside, rolled it around on the lawn for a few weeks. Then I dumped it out on the ground, it was now spring time.. lots of grass, weeds and leaves around so I built the pile up and kept it nice and hot. Temps were 150+ for a good week or two. When the temp died down the pile was pretty dense, and I recently acquired a large round bale of wheat straw. I tore the pile apart, and layered it with wheat straw. That was 2 months ago.. I've turned the pile every week or two and this is the end result. Do you think its ready to use?
My great plan was to use bacteria to do all the work, then once they had finished their job I added the wheat straw. The pile remained barely warm from that point on hopefully allowing the fungi to dominate.
If it's not quite ready to use on plants, how about adding it into the worm bin, maybe mix it with their food and let it pre-compost for a few days?
Whatcha people think? This is the first time i've made compost, i'm very proud, but nervous at the same time.
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I started this compost last winter in my basement in a large plastic garbage bin. It ate alot of potato's, cereals, pasta's, crackers, fruits n veggies.. I added a little bone meal to it as well. When it was warm enough I moved it outside, rolled it around on the lawn for a few weeks. Then I dumped it out on the ground, it was now spring time.. lots of grass, weeds and leaves around so I built the pile up and kept it nice and hot. Temps were 150+ for a good week or two. When the temp died down the pile was pretty dense, and I recently acquired a large round bale of wheat straw. I tore the pile apart, and layered it with wheat straw. That was 2 months ago.. I've turned the pile every week or two and this is the end result. Do you think its ready to use?
My great plan was to use bacteria to do all the work, then once they had finished their job I added the wheat straw. The pile remained barely warm from that point on hopefully allowing the fungi to dominate.
If it's not quite ready to use on plants, how about adding it into the worm bin, maybe mix it with their food and let it pre-compost for a few days?
Whatcha people think? This is the first time i've made compost, i'm very proud, but nervous at the same time.
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