Allemachtig wat een hoop werk verzet weer. Ik had (veel) meer tuinafval dan ik kwijt kan in m'n 3 vaks- compostsysteem.
De compost die klaar is er uit (hij is heel mooi!!); deels in de tuin verspreid en de rest in een big bag geschept. Daarna de beluchtingsbuizen schoongemaakt en weer begonnen met vullen. Voornamelijk grassen, vliersnoeisel, braam, lisdodde en distels. Afgewisseld met lagen houtsnippers.
Alles water gegeven.
#compost #compostodon
#growyourown #EdibleGarden #foodforest

@janwwbosch I had a hunt and could find only a reply that seemed like the #compostodon account posted they were leaving but I completely missed it at the time and the original post isn't visible
https://spore.social/@_noelamac_/113438210391927851

Yeah, baby. It's now 2/3 full with layers of cardboard, grass, and bokashi. I'll finish it off tonight after work, and set up the second bin. Really lovely, sweet grass from a neighbour. Already smelling like it's fermenting. And I'm finally getting rid of the moving boxes.

Next job is to confirm the rumour that I can get an unlimited volume of manure from a farmer down the road...

Oooooh, were half way there!

Compost van 2 naar 3:
Nu nog van 1 naar 2..

UK Based Question: What loam based peat-free compost are people recommending these days. Not the cheap fluffy "potting compost" crap at B&Q that is full of wood and barely retains water!

Something soil/loam based.

Few of the usual retailers spec the stuff properly!

(I am being consulted on specifying the bits to buy to put some salad planters in at work.)

Our thuja trees are relentless. Every year, without fail, they produce a crapton of leaves(?), seeds, and other assorted stuff. We use it as cover around bushes etc. as it's free and our dog doesn't eat it. But I will soon have a third filled compost heap and no more places to put it.

I have pleaded, but the trees won't listen. How can the shedding never end? Where does it all come from???

Compost worms are aquatic!

This is (I believe) an Eisenia foetida (red wiggler compost worm) living in the soil and gravel substrate of a fish aquarium I set up a couple of months ago. It is fully submerged with no direct access to the atmosphere!

Advice sought from those who do #NoMowMay - or know about #Rewilding gardens. Does the no mowing include before May - so that you leave it fallow until at least June? Or would the garden benefit from a trim in March/April if dry enough to mow? (If we do ever get a couple of dry days in a row here in the West of Ireland.) Conflicting advice in the past, especially from my pro-mowing partner. Aim to encourage wildflowers for pollinators.
Also tagging #compostodon as potential fonts of knowledge

Thanks to some help from Laura’s muscles we started spreading the mature #compost onto the beds today. It looks great. I hate having chronic fatigue but it does mean my compost matures really well.

Updating my #introduction to celebrate changed balance of life things. I live and walk by the sea in Wollongong, and I’m a gardener. In 2025 I joined up with a small organisation focused on compassionate ways of working in healthcare. I’ve been on here since 2016 and I’m still here, listening and thinking.

I believe we have to work together differently to face the future we’re facing. Life is fragile.

#compostodon #TransRights #SafeWork #CoDesign and curious about most things

Compost Culture: An Introductory Film
https://vimeo.com/1046340414

A nice video about Birmingham’s community #composting project which I was involved with before long-Covid took me off the board. This features the three-bay structures I designed and co-built last year and it’s quite emotional seeing them in use.

The allotment continues to cook its materials over the winter. The compost and leaf crate are both full, as is the comfrey bin.
I also got given a mini greenhouse thingy, but so far the only use for it I've found is to store bought compost that I've been paid in kind with.
It always amazes me how such a large volume of material transforms into a relatively small amount of compost. Its an amazing process though.

#Gardening question because search engines are slop now: is it true that it's not good to use shipping pallets to make composting bins because the wood is treated with chemicals? Thanks in advance!

Edit: I didn't get around to replying to everyone, but I wanted to say thanks for all the helpful replies!

@gardening #compostodon #composting
@compost

Every time I open my worm composter I can't resist to spend a moment to observe its contents and think about the almost magical processes going on inside it, all while enjoying the smell of fresh, humid humus.