Sorry
Disagree with the anti peat moss poster
Peat is sustainable as MORE is replaced by nature each year than us harvested by man.
Yes coco is a by product of the coconut industry; the same industry that destroys more forests every year to plant more coconut trees.
Get the facts
Don't be lazy, read ALL available information; NOT JUST THE INFORMATION THAT YOU AGREE WITH
Everyone with the space to do it SHOULD BE COMPOSTING
forget about fancy silly tumblers
Just get some large used nursery pots
10-15 gallon
Grind up your material
Fill the pots 3/4 full
Stack the pots one atop the other 3-5 pots high in a shaded location
Toss some worms in the top most pot
Add water to the top pot until you see it running out of the bottom pot
Every 2-3 weeks check the moisture in the pots
Don't let them dry out
Every 1-2 months; dump the contents of each pot into another pot; this is the easiest way EVER to turn your compost
Children and old people should be able to lift a 10 gallon container 3/4 full of compost!
You should notice that the compost is breaking down
Depending on the size of the pieces that started with it should take 4-6 months to be ready to use
Handy to make a screen frame out of 1/2 square hardware cloth and some scrap wood that fits over the top of a wheel barrow to screen the finished compost
Just put the pieces that won't pass through the screen back in the pots and give this material for time to break down
I have tried every possible method of making backyard compost over 50 years
This is the absolute easiest way to make nice diy compost with minimal work
Sorry
Disagree with the anti peat moss poster
Peat is sustainable as MORE is replaced by nature each year than us harvested by man.
Yes coco is a by product of the coconut industry; the same industry that destroys more forests every year to plant more coconut trees.
Get the facts
Don't be lazy, read ALL available information; NOT JUST THE INFORMATION THAT YOU AGREE WITH
Everyone with the space to do it SHOULD BE COMPOSTING
forget about fancy silly tumblers
Just get some large used nursery pots
10-15 gallon
Grind up your material
Fill the pots 3/4 full
Stack the pots one atop the other 3-5 pots high in a shaded location
Toss some worms in the top most pot
Add water to the top pot until you see it running out of the bottom pot
Every 2-3 weeks check the moisture in the pots
Don't let them dry out
Every 1-2 months; dump the contents of each pot into another pot; this is the easiest way EVER to turn your compost
Children and old people should be able to lift a 10 gallon container 3/4 full of compost!
You should notice that the compost is breaking down
Depending on the size of the pieces that started with it should take 4-6 months to be ready to use
Handy to make a screen frame out of 1/2 square hardware cloth and some scrap wood that fits over the top of a wheel barrow to screen the finished compost
Just put the pieces that won't pass through the screen back in the pots and give this material for time to break down
I have tried every possible method of making backyard compost over 50 years
This is the absolute easiest way to make nice diy compost with minimal work
Good luck