Turning And Re-Pile'ing Compost - September 2022
Earlier this week I posted a couple of updates on our compost project. First, I shared photos of the black gold compost that came out of our tumbler . I spread that material on the front beds as an amendment and a way to try to improve the conditions up there. Then, I posted some photos of what the pair of bins looked like pre-turning and walked through how I emptied them to get down to the 'most done' material (at the bottom of the mixed bin - under the passive aeration pipes) in an attempt to fill the tumbler and get the balance of the material ready for re-pilin'ing. At that point, I had two full-to-the-top bins. The one on the right, properly mixed. The one on the left...not so much. It was filled with Fall leaves and whatever I picked up this season including all the thatch from my backyard lawn renovation project. My plan was to open up the front panel of the bins to allow me to empty the bins to allow for proper mixing, then put the fro...