Winter is a great time to get stuck into some compost building.My latest heap has a variety of ingredients:
- A base layer of chopped Asparagus fronds that had died back for the winter this is to allow plenty of air beneath the heap.
- Shredded paper that had been bedding in the chook house so it was mixed with lots of old chooky poop
- A bale of Certified Organic Sugar Cane Mulch
- Cow Manure from our farmer friends
- Nettles and Dandelions from the chook runs
- Wattle and fruit tree leaf litter
- Azolla from an overgrown pond!
- Chopped Broad Bean foliage from Bed1
More Information on Compost Making HERE
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I remember a good piece of advice on how to manage a compost heap. It should be made like a bolognaise sauce, and not layered like a lasagne!"
ReplyDeleteInteresting advice Matron...I think it's just easier to build up a heap in layers.
ReplyDeleteOnce it's been turned the first time everything is mixed up anyway.
That looks like a very well organised heap to me scarecrow! I was always told to encourage the men of the household to take the occasional 'wild wee' on the compost as an activator- just make sure it's well screened!
ReplyDeleteHa Freerangegirl our son (now 26) still asks where the compost heap is when he visits. Unfortunately this one isn't very "private" at all!!!
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