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How thick is the leaf layer? Some of mine just kick enough aside to reach "dirt" level and roll around in that, though I offer a covered, dry dust bath as well.

Yeah I inadvertently did a test on my tomatoes... had an extra plant and a big planter that could probably hold a tomato, but no extra bag of dirt (and didn't want to go get one). So I filled the pot with mostly chicken run compost, plus whatever dirt I had sitting in some small unused pots, so...

I grew up in CA and water shortages were a thing when I was younger, but seem to have gotten a lot worse in recent years. A lot of my relatives and friends don't have lawns or much landscaping any more, just concrete patios. I also live on water now - a stream and a pond. The next...

I love the sifter idea, and that is really beautiful looking compost. For coarse sifting I have a panel of 1/2" welded wire on a wood frame (recycled from my old prefab's wall) and that can sit on a yard cart and sift right into that. My fine sifter is a lot slower and more lowkey... hardware...