Compost

Another new thing I am trying - making my own compost. We made a composter out of free pallets. We levelled out an area down the side of our house and cable-tied 4 pallets together to make a box shape to put the compost in. We then tied 2 more to the side of this box as a 'holding area' for leaves, etc to enable us to add them as the compost heap requires it.

It is amazing how much stuff you put in there and it just keeps breaking down to practically nothing!

We have just put in lawn clippings, vegie scraps and leaves we have swept up. We turn it each day with one of those cork-screw type things you can get from Bunnings. It would be easier if we had made it so you could open the front pallet like a door but the area where it is located doesn't really allow us to do that easily so we just reach over the top to turn it. It is breaking down really well and when we turn it there are worms everywhere!

I can't believe I can now get excited about worms and rotting leaves and vegies, etc!!!