Compost Bin Compaction Progress - Late Winter Activity - March 2024
Well...things are STARTING to happen in my 3rd, storage bin in our three-bin compost setup. That third bin (which I put up last year) is a storage bin full of non-mixed material. It is LOADED with last season's fall leaves as well as where I've been stashing our kitchen scraps. Most recently, I topped it off with all of the cut-downs from our ornamental grasses. Three things have happened all in the past week or so that have managed to move things along in this bin. First, I applied a top-layer of municipal biosolids. Both as material to balance the browns (I'm considering biosolids to be a green due to their high nitrogen content) as well as a WEIGHT due to their mass . Then...(on accident), some of the bin caught on fire . (eek). And, now, have a look at the bins. In particular, look at the level of the storage bin on the left. The top of it is now BELOW the top of the frame: Look back at this post from a week ago when the biosolids and grass clippings were mounded