What would best suit my needs????

[superschwein22]

I find that it just really clumps together and just sits there. Maybe I just put too much and need to bump up my greens for it to do something. And I think chicken manure would definitely speed it up. I only have rabbit and guinea pig poop which technically I don't think can be considered hot.

[dustyrivergardens]

I put layers of things in like a 2-4 inch layer of browns cardboard shredded or newspaper stuff like that included would be the straw chicken poop mix then a 2-4 inch layer of grass cutings next a layer of leafs I do a light layers of leafs threw out the mix 1 inch no more. banana peals orange grapefruit peals and coffee grounds I toss in when ever and so on and so on until it gets to about 3-4 ft tall. usually after I throw the grass in things get cooking. then I turn it after a week or ten days If I don't have any more grass I will purchase some alfalfa pellets and put a layer of that in there about 1 inch high and wet it. It will get hot again and I turn it again and again until its cooks itself out. also It works so much easier in the summer when the bugs can really get in there and do there job.

[The Bearded Farmer]

Put my last little addition on the compost bin today




Now on to the rain barrels!

[Bobberman]

I see you covered the tops of the pallets with a 2 by 4 . You could put a few two by 4's o the top of the pallets and put your flats with new plants till yopu are ready to use them! Good job! If the compost gets too high just add some slats between the pallets in the front!

[rainbowgardener]

Too cool! I love your Compost sign!

What's the colorful stuff you are composting?

I always see people's pictures of bins like yours. Apparently it works some places. I have to have 4 sides and a top on mine or all the kitchen scraps get eaten out of it by the raccoons, oppossums, etc. That means 1) they don't get to be part of my compost and 2) those guys are messy when they eat and fling stuff all over.

[Marlingardener]

Oh great, not only do you have beautiful compost bins, but you even have a nice sign. Right now I'm green with envy! Pretty soon your garden is going to be green with all that nice compost.

[The Bearded Farmer]

Thanks Guys!

Just kitchen scraps and cardboard for now. Looking to get some manure to throw in there locally.

[Tonio]

Oh great, not only do you have beautiful compost bins, but you even have a nice sign. Right now I'm green with envy! Pretty soon your garden is going to be green with all that nice compost.

+1 to that
Nice art work, and bins there TBF !!

T

[GardenGnome]

Nice job I'm just using wire fencing.
Someone who lived here before me had a triple stall set up. I wasn't into gardening and took it down. Time to rebuild my way.
I want to hear more about rain barrels is there a spot for it on the forums?

[rainbowgardener]

Not exactly a spot for rainbarrels, but there is a Water Gardening section. I have two rain barrels and love them!

[The Bearded Farmer]

The next addition to my composting!! A compost tea brewer! Should be a nice little setup. Dechlorinating my water as we speak. Should be brewing my first batch of manure tea tomorrow!

[dustyrivergardens]

I love using compost tea the plants seem to just love it. the tomatoes squash and my artichokes seem to grow a ton overnight when I spray them with it or even just a soil drench they love it...