Compost and Composting

Compost Pile Update

Here are a few Pix of the compost pile after a year of “cooking”, this takes a year due to the hands off approach. i only turn the compost every other month if that much! If you wanted to get out and turn this over every two weeks or so the process would go much [...]

How I Build A Compost Pile!

Here is an Article I wrote for my other blog, Home-Grown-Vegetables.com But it fits here too, plus I have been so busy I thought I would Spread the wealth!  Enjoy It!! How I Build A Compost Pile! Since the high heat is in place here in South-East Texas there is not much in the garden [...]

Top Five Things I Put In The Compost Pile.

Hello again and welcome back !! I was in the yard doing some cleanup and I got to thinking about what I have put in the compost pile this week, let me rephrase that…alot of cleanup! So here they are , its what works for me, your mileage may vary!! 1.   Old Hay We [...]

What Makes Composting Worthwhile?

I think this sums it up, I used to think you could just hoe up your garden, make your rows, plant your seeds, water and enjoy the goodies. Well in a way that is true, for a while, and the after the soil is depleted, your yields go down, the insects come in and eat [...]