Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Composting in my Backyard -- Hands On!

I have been composting in my backyard for the past two years.

Since I don't have much soil and can't have a compost bin, I decided to make a bin out of an old garbage can. I drilled holes in the can for aeration and left it out on my patio.

My Compost Bin

I put food and yard waste every week and mixed it with a small pitch fork.
Because the compost was in a closed container without soil, I expected there to be no earthworms. Surprisingly, though, I found earthworms in my compost two days ago. I was very thrilled, and this proves that the process is in fact occurring.
Earthworms in my Compost Pile


Recently, I cleaned out last year's compost and started a new pile. During the process, I decided to take a few pictures of the stages of my compost.

1) New compost pile started last week


Stage 1

2) Last year's almost ready compost

Stage 2
3) The finished product!


Stage 3





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