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How to Make Compost: by someone who did it...

Sure. Anyone can make compost. But, can they really make it?

Compost isn't the hardest thing in the world to create - it's just a matter of mixing a whole heap of dead organic matter and leaving it to its own devices. A few weeks to rest, then turning it over every few days and Voila! you have compost.

Six weeks ago I set out to journal the process of making my own compost. From the start, through each turn and then the final product. I didn't want to bore you with all the photos so I limited it to just the ones you needed to see.

Here's how I make compost and what I use it for...





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Thanks for your comments about the cantaloupe and banana pepper. It does seem like some unusual ingredients like they use on Iron Chef. We like that show too. We did grow some things through the winter months, yet just didn't have time to do postings. We have updated our blog to show some of the veggies we grew. Hopefully, we will be able to keep our postings regular.
Also, it's really great that you are showing how to make compost. It's nice to have your own dirt that you have some idea of what is really in it.

Posted by: Rose | May 5, 2007 4:02 PM

You make it sound so easy but I have the hardest time doing all the turning. What do you do with the big stuff when you are in the middle of the compost cycle. Start a new one? You would need a lot of room to do this I would think.

Posted by: Cliff Schroer | May 6, 2007 7:56 PM

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