Something that's great about owning a backyard is the ability to compost...
We looked at manufactured compost barrels and rotation units and indoor worm bins etc etc and to be quite honest they all looked like too much hard work. So a little bit of RTFM and the manual read "...to paraphrase a popular bumper sticker, 'compost happens'!"
So last weekend we reserved a section of the garden and started building it up using cheap posts from Home Depot which I was able to get cut for us in 2' lengths. The pieces of wood were from sustainable forests and meant for outdoor/garden use, so there has been no chemicals used in the preservation etc.
I removed about 6 inches of top-soil and then started layering with the leftover manure, a layer of soil etc until the soil I removed was put back.
Now all green kitchen waste (that means uncooked and no proteins) is just layered on the top and we turn it every now and again.
One thing we have been told is that coffee is acceptable including the filter (we used the unbleached kind anyway) and also good to ward off ground animals, so we'll see later if the local raccoons like a cup of morning joe or not!
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Have seen the photos of your back yard. Cracking job mate, looks the business. Going to be great for growing your own stuff and also for summer bbq's. As for the composting, well done, nothing better than home made compost!!
Charlie
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