I have an update today!!!!.....I'm turning my outdoor compost pile!
I operate my pile differently than traditional piles. Instead of piling everything up, I'm layering material inside a big pile of dirt! What I will end up with is a nutrient rich compost that's going onto my lawn in the spring
In this first pic, you see I have 3 bins and a trash can full of fresh cut grass/weeds & also brown leaves. A nice mix of browns and greens! There's also 1 & 1/4 bag of beet pulp shreds & molasses. And lastly, there's 2 bags alfalfa pellets (labeled Bluebonnet)
On the left, my pile ready to be turned!
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To start the pile, I added a bin of grass/leaves and then covered with 20 lbs beets & molasses followed by 40 lbs of alfalfa pellets. I get both of these items at the feed store
I then cover this up with compost from the pile and start another layer. I have 3 layers
This is the first layer
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Here's the second layer ....you can see the beets and alfalfa clearly in this pic
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And the third
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I then cover the pile with whatever is left! The pile is still moist from our recent rain so I'm gonna skip wetting the pile w/ the hose!
This pile will sit for about a month or so. It needs to get at least one good rain storm for best results! The pile should be finished in early spring. Most if it will be spread on my lawn as fertlizer
~ p e a c e ~ Thanks for looking!!!
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