Compost Bin Check-In - Late Summer - August 2025

The last time I checked in on our compost bins was back in July when the 'storage' bin was steaming from decomposition of grass clippings and wood chips.  I let the lawn get pretty long, so I had to bag-up a couple of cuts-worth of grass.  That meant that I needed to balance the bin out with some wood chips.  Since then, we've continued to add kitchen waste to the bin and I've been adding garden waste, too.  

I also dumped a bunch more grass clippings in recently.

How do the bins look? There's been some compaction in all three bins with the middle one seeing the largest voids created.  Take a look below to see the three bins as of late August 2025:

Here is April 2025's view of the bins.   You can see the nursery pots that I've stuck on the top of the 'finishing bin' (on the right) have dropped a little bit.  And, that the middle bin has that large void about 1/3rd of the way down.  And, the 'storage bin' (on the left) is actively decomposing and has shrunk quite a bit.  You'll also note that there's a thick layer of brown leaves (carbon) taking up the bottom half-of that bin. 

What does that all mean? It means that we're getting close to the time of year when I need to 'turn over' all three bins.  Last year, I did it in early October.  This year, I'll aim to get it done in September.  When I turned the bins last year, I also added those cedar boards to the inside of the 'finishing bin'.  I should do another round of improvements by adding more boards to both the 'finishing bin' (on the right) as well as the 'mixed bin' in the middle.  #Fall2025-to-dos.