Compost Bin Blog Goes Live
8/09/2005

Welcome to the Compost Bin Blog! Hi, my name is Anthony and I’m a compost addict. As far as addictions go, this one is actually pretty useful. Every year my vegetable garden does great, my trees and shrubs are healthy and strong, I don’t have to worry about the kids playing in the yard because I don’t use any herbicides or pesticides and I’m also reducing the amount of waste that’s being sent to the landfill.

I started composting shortly after I started gardening. Hauling bags and bags of top soil and composted manure from big box stores every weekend wasn’t my idea of a fun hobby so I looked into composting for my organic soil needs. Turns out it was a good move. Now all my yard waste and kitchen waste goes into my compost bins. And the compost that I make is used to keep my plants looking great.

They say that when you start blogging you should pick a topic that you enjoy. Compost was that topic for me and I haven’t looked back.

So if you want to read about one man’s take on composting and gardening, feel free to stop by and see what I’m up to. And let me add that I'm far from being a Compost Expert and I'm always looking for new things to try. If you have any compost or gardening ideas or tips be sure to send them to me at CompostMan [at] gmail [dot] com.

Here’s some of my favorite posts to get you started.
What's Decomposing - 2006
Turkey Visitor
Six Garden Lies
Protecting Berries

And of course my favorite category is Compost Pictures because who doesn't love pictures of compost?

Posted by Anthony 11:49 AM  

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6 comments:

At 9:43 AM Anonymous said...

hello anthony..thanks to visit my blog www.basedesign.blogspot.com,I want to know about compost bin application to tropical climate?

 

At 10:30 AM Anthony said...

Hello Anonymous,
It's even easier to compost in the tropics because it's always warm. Just check out my composting posts and you'll get a good idea of what you need to do.

 

At 7:53 PM Jonathan said...

Hey, I was just checking out your blog and I was wondering if you could give me some advice. I'm experimenting with composting right now, but I'm not sure if it's big enough. I pretty much just got a laundry detergent bucket that was around 1.5 feet in diameter and 2 feet high. I filled it with crunched up leaves and some green material that I dried in the sun for two days before putting it in the bin. I added some water and mixed it by hand, and now it's covered with a black plastic bag and a spare doormat in a dark corner. I'm planning to drill some holes soon.
I don't know why, but I feel like I'm doing something wrong. What do you have to say?

 

At 9:21 AM Anthony said...

Hi Jonathan,
I think you're going to need a bigger container and you'll definitely need to drill those holes in it quickly before it starts to stink. Compost needs air and that's the main reason why you have to mix it every once in a while.

Maybe try using a garbage can with holes instead of a detergent bucket.

Good luck with you compost. Let me know how it goes.

 

At 9:12 PM Anonymous said...

Well, I'm building raised beds for my new veggie garden tomorrow. I was surfing for ideas on design when I cam across your site (great BTW). I just bagged 3 leaf bags with yard waste (mostly grass and oak leaves and moss). I could've totally used this to begin composting! Now, my "to do" list will include a compost bin (3 x3 ft)and I have many things that could fill it quickly...Here's a dumb question however...I have two dogs who frequently manufacture their own fertilizer. Could this be added to a compost bin or is that too "icky" to do? I would think it's not any grosser than cow poo?

 

At 7:27 AM Anthony said...

Skip the dog poop because it's very different that cow poop. Cows and other livestock eat nothing but grass or feed while your dog probably gets dog food and maybe some table scraps.

People who compost pet manure usually build a mini septic tank in the ground and don't use the compost for over a year. Even then, it still shouldn't go on food crops. Do a search for composting dog poop and you'll get some good ideas. Good luck.

 

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