Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Composting: What does or doesn't work for you!, 1 by HollyAnnS

HollyAnnS wrote:
This is my system. An old 1/2 gallon ice cream container that sits in the corner of my kitchen counter. Small scraps, egg shells and coffee grounds go in this. When full gets dumped into the old blue tote that sits outside next to the trash cans. I have a larger bucket that I use when I have a bigger job with more scraps that I fill and take outside to the tote right away. The old tote has a small hole in the bottom so all the juicy stuff can escape and when it gets full, heavy or I happen to have the wheelbarrow in the area it gets taken down to the big pile behind the barn. This is the part that just isn't working. Pretty much every thing goes into the big pile. grass clippings from 3 large yards, the neighbors leaves most all yard waste and dirt from what ever project we have been working on. There is great compost under there, when I need some for a small job I just dig into the side of the pile and get a little. The pile never gets turned it has just gotten too big, not very attractive either. LOL
We haven't been using as much as we have made but with getting the veggie garden restarted, my son Jamie is taking some for his garden and several projects with new and expanded beds in the planning I hope to get this baby back under control and contained in the future.