Yard
Kitchen
Compost bins
Composting is both a dirty job and “Black gold” to enrich vegetable garden….this season’s yield…200 pounds!
For eighteen years, I have used a three step process to mitigate the slime and smell of kitchen waste. This year I added a fourth step.
- Compost kitchen and garden waste (very slimy and smelly)
- Compost yard waste (primarily trimmings of perennial flowers).
- Add kitchen compost to yard waste = black gold
- Top off with ashes from fire pit for enrichment
All gardening starts with dirt. Yes, it is less expensive and messy to buy compost by the bag at garden centers. Homemade is better.
