Comments on: Garden tasks: how to turn the compost

By: Casey

Casey — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 03:20:45 +0000

Question, I have the one bin, but what do you do about MOLES??! Can they get through chicken wire? Thinking about putting some at the bottom of my bin…

By: Lila Bellamy Garfinkel

Lila Bellamy Garfinkel — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:36:47 +0000

Worms!

By: tifanie

tifanie — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:20:54 +0000

oK. NOW I want to go pick up one of those compost bins. i didn’t before (even though the city offers them at very discounted rates) because i didn’t think it would survive sitting on concrete (which is what we have to work with in the back yard). but now i see yours is doing fine, much better perhaps than my spinning composter? and i’m thinking i need to give it a shot as well. thanks so much for this post! :::

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:14:16 +0000

hi, I find that the trick is to add a smidgen of garden soil when you throw in the kitchen or garden scraps. That inoculates the scraps with composting bacteria, which go to work right away, and so I never need to turn the pile–saves time for having G & T’s in the garden. :-)

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:56:59 +0000

My compost bin is bottomless, so my turning method is to lift it up, move it over a few feet and shovel everything back in so what was on the bottom becomes the top. Not the most efficient system, but my compost bin was purchased from the city for $5. I’m getting what I paid for it, and some exercise to boot! If my shovel handle ever breaks, I’ll upgrade to a tumbler. =)

By: Dirty Girl Gardening

Dirty Girl Gardening — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 01:58:33 +0000

Gorgeous baby and gorgeous compost… what more could you ask for in life? :)

By: meemsnyc

meemsnyc — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 07:23:55 +0000

What a cute little composter helper!

By: Stevie

Stevie — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 00:08:31 +0000

Adorable little compost apprentice you have there. I love that you have it in the alley – what a space saver. I have 2 bins one for the front and one for the back of my tiny lot, which like you, is in Vancouver. I use the aerating wand from the city as opposed to double digging and find it much easier (especially because hubby does it!).

By: Nature Drunk

Nature Drunk — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 03:49:56 +0000

I love this. It so reminds me of when my teenage son was that age and he loved. loved, loved working side by side with me in the garden. What a sweet age. I want to be that age again digging in the sweet soil with my mama and sister by my side.

By: Sydelle

Sydelle — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 03:39:53 +0000

Can Jake come over to learn how to garden with you and Lila?