According to my Smartgardener account, I have 432 square feet of planting space. According to this Compost Calculator, I need 72 cubic feet of compost to get 2 inches over all fruit/veggie space, or 25 to cover the main raised beds. Whoa. I don't want to spend that much on rotted crap.
I have a vermiculture bin that has been pretty neglected this year, but this gives me inspiration to get it up and running at peak production again.
I'm of half a mind to get a $30 Geobin... it is basically an expandable tube with holes that is 3 feet high, so it would hold about 21 cubic feet of stuff to compost. If I can get this to compost everything 3 times a year, it would cover my fertilizinging needs over the long term. We do make a good amount of waste between the lawn, fallen tree leaves, shredded mail, and kitchen scraps, but I don't know if we would actually be able to make that much! Where would we even put it?
For now, I just got 10 cubic feet of the cheapest stuff and will supplement with some leftover organic fertilizer.
What do you do for compost?
I have a vermiculture bin that has been pretty neglected this year, but this gives me inspiration to get it up and running at peak production again.
I'm of half a mind to get a $30 Geobin... it is basically an expandable tube with holes that is 3 feet high, so it would hold about 21 cubic feet of stuff to compost. If I can get this to compost everything 3 times a year, it would cover my fertilizinging needs over the long term. We do make a good amount of waste between the lawn, fallen tree leaves, shredded mail, and kitchen scraps, but I don't know if we would actually be able to make that much! Where would we even put it?
For now, I just got 10 cubic feet of the cheapest stuff and will supplement with some leftover organic fertilizer.
What do you do for compost?
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