It's been a tough couple of days. At times I despaired but then I remembered I ... was a Goat: "Horns of steel; eyes of fire" and I persevered. Got a long way to go. Not the easiest way to manage a compost heap but space is the problem.
I need to reduce the size of the thing relatively quickly because the fire season is here and it's a fire risk. Also if you can't turn it...it isn't working (breaking down). I'm sifting out the fine material and bagging it. If I let it break down fully into soil...the tree roots go for it.
https://i.ibb.co/5vh4jhR/Compost-heap-breakthrough.jpghttps://i.ibb.co/MMZdpQh/bagged-leaf-litter.jpghttps://i.ibb.co/NKy2LK3/hibiscus.jpg@Crackinjokes "What a pile of s***!".
paul_neri 0 points 6 months ago
I found that grass clippings is terrible stuff for the compost heap. It mats and is difficult to turn so I put it in compost bins where it breaks down a lot better.