Does anyone else here make their own compost?

submitted by Light_Aura from self.gardening

I compost most of my grass cuttings and any dead plants I have. I just put some shredded paper/cardboard in with them. I keep turning it and after a while, it's compost :). Does anyone else make compost? Also, r/composting is worth checking out on reddit.

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[–]jet199 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Yep, make mine with grass cuttings, food waste, ashes from the smoker and coffee grounds. Only down side is I get a bit of grass coming up when I put it on my borders.

[–]Light_Aura[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Nice. Do you do it in a pile or tumbler or bin? I have 2 small bins and a big grass pile. Just today I went to turn the grass pile and it was steaming hot!

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

We had 3 bins built with pallets for 'clean' compost (no poop). However, turning them with a pitchfork got to be tough, so we went with sixteen x 43 gallon tumblers(~$100 each). We do grass clipping, shredded cardboard, garden waste, straw from mulching. We also do vermiposting with our kitchen scraps, and make aerated tea from that for special herbs and botanicals. You get nothing the first year, but after that you have all you need.

[–]LESBO_COCK_SUCKER 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I MAKE MY OWN COMPOST.. FIRST, I SHIT IN YOUR MAMAS MOUTH, SHE CHEWS ON IT, AND SPITS IT IN MY GARDEN.