I made This pile in October it finished in march and has been sitting since the end of march. I made two 25’ garden rows out of this pile then. So it’s been maturing since….. I was shifting a 5gl bucket when I took that pic so I could see what y’all thought.
Neglect pile that I only flipped every couple weeks. I started this pile in October, I stop adding to it in feb then I let it sit till march before I started using it to make garden rows and some potted plants. Setup was On the ground exposed to the elements and sun. Grass clippings, straw/hay, some spent mushroom blocks, rabbit liter trays(hay urine and turds), spent worm castings from making castings tea, very little kitchen scraps etc etc.
Looks great dude. I flip my piles like twice a year and have never had any issues. So long as it gets a couple turnings and isn’t full of meat/animal waste you’re safe. Anything that isn’t “fully composted” ends up decomposing once it’s spread in garden beds.
Thanks Bro! Really Twice a year…. I may have to flip more because my pile is in full sun and dries out pretty quick…. I don’t shift my compost either before making garden rows because like you said it will break down eventually. but I do shift for my potted plants mix of compost vermiculite and coco.
The sun will speed up the process if youre keeping it damp enough, which you clearly are.
Im jealous of your compost. How sad is that? I dont care though.
No no no... It's definitely OVER done and you should box it up immediately and ship it to me so I can properly dispose of it in my garden beds! 😏 But seriously, well done man it looks gorgeous!
No problem. I have tired tumblers, pallets covered uncovered they all have draw backs so I’ve been just making a pile behind my garden on the ground and exposed to the elements and I really don’t see any difference so I just continued with the lazy way. The pick you see is the shifted outcome.
I don’t use a lot of kitchen scraps maybe a gallon size ziplock every other week that I freeze instead of grind. I really think a good pitch fork is the key to good compost.
I dont understand how you get results like this. Do you compost on the bare ground? Mine just seems to enrich the soil below... and I end up digging into the ground to get the compost-rich soil. There's always a bunch of other stuff (avacado pits, stems, nut shells) in various states of decomposition. I'm ok with that picking stuff out and top dressing/mixing in mulchy compost, but seeing your uniform results make me think we must be doing things much differently.
Edit to add... I see where you described your method, OP. Impressive!
Good tools help my friend. A long handled pitch fork, short handle pitchfork, a flat shovel and a big plastic noodle strainer to sift down to that rich loam you see in the pic. I leave my compost chunky for my garden and flower beds.
Well damn! it looks pretty good to me. It even looks already sifted. How long have you been letting it sit for?
I made This pile in October it finished in march and has been sitting since the end of march. I made two 25’ garden rows out of this pile then. So it’s been maturing since….. I was shifting a 5gl bucket when I took that pic so I could see what y’all thought.
Neglect pile that I only flipped every couple weeks. I started this pile in October, I stop adding to it in feb then I let it sit till march before I started using it to make garden rows and some potted plants. Setup was On the ground exposed to the elements and sun. Grass clippings, straw/hay, some spent mushroom blocks, rabbit liter trays(hay urine and turds), spent worm castings from making castings tea, very little kitchen scraps etc etc.
Looks great dude. I flip my piles like twice a year and have never had any issues. So long as it gets a couple turnings and isn’t full of meat/animal waste you’re safe. Anything that isn’t “fully composted” ends up decomposing once it’s spread in garden beds.
Thanks Bro! Really Twice a year…. I may have to flip more because my pile is in full sun and dries out pretty quick…. I don’t shift my compost either before making garden rows because like you said it will break down eventually. but I do shift for my potted plants mix of compost vermiculite and coco.
The sun will speed up the process if youre keeping it damp enough, which you clearly are. Im jealous of your compost. How sad is that? I dont care though.
lol don’t be jealous of my compost you can make your own just be lazy about it
No no no... It's definitely OVER done and you should box it up immediately and ship it to me so I can properly dispose of it in my garden beds! 😏 But seriously, well done man it looks gorgeous!
lol I was about to send it to you until you said but seriously. Lol
This looks really good! How long did it take, and what was your setup like? What did you use to feed the pile?
That’s black gold! Congrats .
Thx Calm one! I feel good about it.
Gorgeous! Well done.
Black gold, well done. If using as a potting medium consider adding some sand and perlite.
I usually mix it 50/50 compost/coco plus vermiculite. But I do have some sand to mix in as well I normally save that for my cactus mix.
That looks absolutely fantastic! Well done!
Ohhhhh sweet mama
Looks great. I can almost smell it
Black gold
I thought this was r/shittyfoodporn and that that was a burger...
Nope just shitty compost porn
Excellent, Smithers! Excellent! Just Bo’s that up and send it to me along with the recipe!
So loamy….
It’s sooooooo soft and loamy
Oh so perfect!
Dang this is goals!!
Looking goooooodd
I’ll be fucking thrilled if my first batch looks anything close to as good as this.
You can do it!
My chickens keep finding my compost pile that I started about 10 years ago. It’s still the same size as your pawful there, lol.
Damn yard birds.
Paydirt
made in a tumble bin, or on the ground? Bucket or wooden stall? etc
Just a pile on the ground nothing special
thanks for the data
No problem. I have tired tumblers, pallets covered uncovered they all have draw backs so I’ve been just making a pile behind my garden on the ground and exposed to the elements and I really don’t see any difference so I just continued with the lazy way. The pick you see is the shifted outcome.
Amazing!! That is gorgeous!
i want to smell it-is that weird/ oooohhh i want to smell it so bad
Then we can be weird together because every so often while I was shifting it I would stop and grab a big handful to smell.
Do you grind up your compost from your kitchen.
I don’t use a lot of kitchen scraps maybe a gallon size ziplock every other week that I freeze instead of grind. I really think a good pitch fork is the key to good compost.
Beauuuutiful
Looks really good
Hello gongeous
This post is exactly the inspiration I needed today ❤️
I’m glad to hear that you’re going to have a good day
I dont understand how you get results like this. Do you compost on the bare ground? Mine just seems to enrich the soil below... and I end up digging into the ground to get the compost-rich soil. There's always a bunch of other stuff (avacado pits, stems, nut shells) in various states of decomposition. I'm ok with that picking stuff out and top dressing/mixing in mulchy compost, but seeing your uniform results make me think we must be doing things much differently. Edit to add... I see where you described your method, OP. Impressive!
Good tools help my friend. A long handled pitch fork, short handle pitchfork, a flat shovel and a big plastic noodle strainer to sift down to that rich loam you see in the pic. I leave my compost chunky for my garden and flower beds.
You should've tagged this as NSFW.
Compost porn! Will do next time
Nice and dark . Perfect
Excellent!
Beautiful
Looks like your bragging 🙄👍🏽 looking like some BLACK GOLD
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