All gardeners take pride in their compost, and I’m no different. I love to touch it and let myself be amazed by the fact that the waste destined for the smelly, maggot-infested garbage dump was instead turning into black gold – right there in my little compost bin. However, there was an instance when my …
Compost bins
If you have experience making compost piles, then you may be familiar with composting crocks. There is one basic goal of having the best composting crocks in your kitchen. Making sure the compost doesn’t stink up the place is that goal! We don’t want compost piles to stink so much that even skunks wouldn’t touch …
I was recently asked what my best compost bin is. You might imagine it’d be some super fancy turning compost bin or compost tumbler, but it’s not. My favorite way to compost is actually to just throw it all on a heap. However, there are places where I don’t want a heap and that’s where …