Okay, Felix, gathering my supplies for my first ever compost heap. I've been cleaning out the coop and will layer some hay, dirt, leaves, shredded paper, compost, coffee grounds and leftovers. No meat. Youtube has a video from Reaganite1 on Drunken Compost. Spraying down each layer with...
That's it. The need to be self sustaining in a crazy world. My days are probably over for totally self sustainment, but I can work with what I have and if I can garden a little, can a little and raise a bunch of chickens, that's what I'll do. I'd like a bunch of fruit trees but not gonna...
Glad to have you . Buy one of those cheap shredders that fit on top of the small rectangle trash container. Shred up all paper and use as the brown and it will save a lot of space in your trash can but can be made into black gold. For those times you don't have leaves or grass clippings...
I'm not appalled at all. This is a nifty little idea. I have some comfrey that is just a little and I pull a few leaves off now and then. I should put it all in a bucket. Why not? We don't NEED an one of those bubble thingies.
Hi Hershy, Me too. I always miss the grass clippings. It's a green. So is coffee grounds. Go by Starbucks and ask for spent grounds. They give them away free. My daughter did it for me and came out to the car with a 35 lb trashbag full of them.
One can of beer, one can of coke and one cup of ammonia. Put in sprayer with water and every time your add a layer spray it down. Make it 3 ft tall. It will be finished in 2 weeks. After one week you turn it over and spray again. This is per youtube's Reaganite71. Gardening site.