Start Where You Are In the beginning, there was an old, unused dog kennel. Located on the property line and not too far from the house, this seemed an ideal place to start a compost pile. The garden needed a fair amount of cleanup which became the initial layer, and we kept piling it on over the year. I bought a small compost bucket, put it under the kitchen sink to collect egg shells, coffee grounds, and other food scraps, and diligently dumped full buckets onto the pile (although I admit temporarily losing interest during the coldest part of winter). This spring we were pleased to see the pile had (mostly) broken down. There was just one problem.
I've got two composters in our small backward. One's a rotating one with two barrels that can be spun on an axis to stir it up. The other's a more basic plastic tower. I know it seems simple to get the right amounts of brown and green but I always have a hard time hitting that proper balance. Maybe I'll crack it this year!
I've got two composters in our small backward. One's a rotating one with two barrels that can be spun on an axis to stir it up. The other's a more basic plastic tower. I know it seems simple to get the right amounts of brown and green but I always have a hard time hitting that proper balance. Maybe I'll crack it this year!
We have two rather large compost bins, and a covered bucket in the kitchen. I'm not sure how disciplined Wayne is in tending to the piles, though...