Our community garden started composting a few years ago. However, at one of our monthly meetings, we had a woman who is an employee from Home Depot and former employee Texas A&M speak to us about composting. We learned that we were cold composting, which is basically throwing all our vegetation in a pile and waiting for it to break down, which could take years.
I've chosen to go with the hot method for composting because it's faster. I'm expecting it to take about a month. My daughter and I have layered browns and greens; that is alternating about six inches of things like dead leaves with about six inches of grass clippings, coffee grounds, etc. We will take the temperature of the mixture every couple of days and turn it. Will keep posting until it's completed.
I've chosen to go with the hot method for composting because it's faster. I'm expecting it to take about a month. My daughter and I have layered browns and greens; that is alternating about six inches of things like dead leaves with about six inches of grass clippings, coffee grounds, etc. We will take the temperature of the mixture every couple of days and turn it. Will keep posting until it's completed.
Brown leaves to be added to compost bin.
The greens, consisting mainly of grass clippings. I like grass clippings because they will break down quicker.
Keren watering each layer of leaves and grass.
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