tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post5210217050609808375..comments2023-09-21T21:00:57.948+10:00Comments on Africanaussie: Do you bin or bay?africanaussiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-79327404600511871742013-06-25T14:44:06.422+10:002013-06-25T14:44:06.422+10:00We have a couple of bays. Three would be ideal but...We have a couple of bays. Three would be ideal but we manage with the two. One that gets filled and the other that get turned until its ready and then used. We put everything into it and the hubby turns it when he remembers! we have lots of great soil as we try not to let anything organic leave the property. We use everything as mulch or compost and throw nothing into the council bins that could be composted! - K xxPractical Froghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929264270672991301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-41520451775437413282013-06-20T08:32:58.150+10:002013-06-20T08:32:58.150+10:00We have a hedgerow around most of our property, so...We have a hedgerow around most of our property, so we toss green cuttings, etc., around the base of those. I've got thirty years of the nicest soil back there, better than anywhere else in the acreage! I have been amazed at what comes up in that wonderful black loam sometimes. When I need more "dirt" for the yard, that's where I find it. It does get weed seeds, but we just turn everything occasionally, so the problem is reduced. We have only one vintage chicken left, so she takes care of her share of goodies too. Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351368937198883719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-87930278633351808162013-06-19T17:01:41.017+10:002013-06-19T17:01:41.017+10:00"I've got a bin but, generally, I just to..."I've got a bin but, generally, I just toss whatever into the garden and it rots all by itself."<br /><br />Well, I do feel the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-6201404203569836972013-06-19T08:56:33.559+10:002013-06-19T08:56:33.559+10:00Carol,
Yes I was surprised at what lovely crumbly ...Carol,<br />Yes I was surprised at what lovely crumbly earthy product it made.<br />africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-11778672480651372582013-06-19T06:44:00.844+10:002013-06-19T06:44:00.844+10:00The idea of the leaves in black bags is a great id...The idea of the leaves in black bags is a great idea - I have a tiny town house garden with some big trees !? So I have lots of leaves. Under the trees they stay where they drop as a natural mulch but I sweep them up from the paving. Now they'll go into bags to become leaf mould. Art Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00278950159370807683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-12479541840905978232013-06-18T14:21:07.779+10:002013-06-18T14:21:07.779+10:00Virginia,
the leaf mold is fantastic - you can jus...Virginia,<br />the leaf mold is fantastic - you can just put it aside in black garbage bags if you like - just make sure it is a bit moist to start off with.<br />Nick,<br />Unfortunately we can't have chickens, but I can see how that is the answer!<br />(sorry if you were disappointed not to find a post about e-bay!)<br />Laura,<br />Your veggies look so healthy you must be doing the right thing!<br />George,<br />I never thought you could add the red worms to a regular compost bin! Wow that sounds good - I might have to look into that. I also bury prawn shells and fish bones in the garden and they break down really quickly.<br />Thistle Cove,<br />I think that would attract vermin in my garden.africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-9731169385562197872013-06-18T11:36:43.500+10:002013-06-18T11:36:43.500+10:00I've got a bin but, generally, I just toss wha...I've got a bin but, generally, I just toss whatever into the garden and it rots all by itself.Thistle Cove Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15722295191884810953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-67734921153944310362013-06-18T10:34:00.322+10:002013-06-18T10:34:00.322+10:00I have two 200 litre barrels with the bottoms cut ...I have two 200 litre barrels with the bottoms cut out (so sitting on dirt for good drainage).<br />I mainly put kitchen scraps in, mixed with garden humus material to ensure it doesn't get too wet.<br />I have added red compost worms and they love it. There are thousands of them in thick clumps near the surface. I think it really help to chop the kitchen scraps up with a knife after each meal. Then I fill a small 5 litre bucket in the kitchen, before going out to compost barrel.<br />I don't seem to need a lot of mixing in the compost barrels.<br />I also bury chopped up meat and fat and crushed bones (else in my yard), so nothing gets thrown out.<br />George Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827157443037269420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-47384667489400420102013-06-18T07:32:18.058+10:002013-06-18T07:32:18.058+10:00I have both. I started with a bin but it didn'...I have both. I started with a bin but it didn't hold anywhere near enough compost for what my garden produced so I added a bay. And then I got another bin when a friend moved. It all works, it all is good for the environment and my garden. I never worry about mixing dry, wet, garden, kitchen, chook poo, grass clippinigs... I put in what my home and garden produce and trust nature to do the rest (with regular stirring by me) and it works - sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly - but it always works eventually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-35801077314777177472013-06-17T22:49:39.923+10:002013-06-17T22:49:39.923+10:00I thought this was going to be a post about eBay!
...I thought this was going to be a post about eBay!<br />I used to always have two compost bins on the go. One that I was filling and one that was maturing. If I came across anything that hadn't fully composted in the maturing bin it would go into the one that I was filling.<br />All that has changed now that we have chickens. All of our compost goes into the chicken run, they eat it, mix it and enrich it and give us the best compost in return!Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1578069567609242972.post-64635584102272604132013-06-17T20:19:53.675+10:002013-06-17T20:19:53.675+10:00Your compost bin looks like it's doing a great...Your compost bin looks like it's doing a great job.<br />I don't compost, but I've been meaning to....maybe I can start with the leaf compost version first, since I do rake quite a few leaves from my trees in the garden.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.com