Ok by now I'm sweating like crazy. The bay on the right has been moved to the middle. I've even mixed in new layers of woodchips to add extra carbon and watered every layer as some parts were very dry.
I accidentally also moved an ants nest, but it couldn't be helped.
#compost #composting #compostodon #permaculture #gardening #biodiversity

Oooooh, were half way there!

Compost van 2 naar 3:
Nu nog van 1 naar 2..

UK Based Question: What loam based peat-free compost are people recommending these days. Not the cheap fluffy "potting compost" crap at B&Q that is full of wood and barely retains water!

Something soil/loam based.

Few of the usual retailers spec the stuff properly!

(I am being consulted on specifying the bits to buy to put some salad planters in at work.)

Our thuja trees are relentless. Every year, without fail, they produce a crapton of leaves(?), seeds, and other assorted stuff. We use it as cover around bushes etc. as it's free and our dog doesn't eat it. But I will soon have a third filled compost heap and no more places to put it.

I have pleaded, but the trees won't listen. How can the shedding never end? Where does it all come from???

Updating my #introduction to celebrate changed balance of life things. I live and walk by the sea in Wollongong, and I’m a gardener. In 2025 I joined up with a small organisation focused on compassionate ways of working in healthcare. I’ve been on here since 2016 and I’m still here, listening and thinking.

I believe we have to work together differently to face the future we’re facing. Life is fragile.

#compostodon #TransRights #SafeWork #CoDesign and curious about most things

The allotment continues to cook its materials over the winter. The compost and leaf crate are both full, as is the comfrey bin.
I also got given a mini greenhouse thingy, but so far the only use for it I've found is to store bought compost that I've been paid in kind with.
It always amazes me how such a large volume of material transforms into a relatively small amount of compost. Its an amazing process though.

#Gardening question because search engines are slop now: is it true that it's not good to use shipping pallets to make composting bins because the wood is treated with chemicals? Thanks in advance!

Edit: I didn't get around to replying to everyone, but I wanted to say thanks for all the helpful replies!

@gardening #compostodon #composting
@compost

Every time I open my worm composter I can't resist to spend a moment to observe its contents and think about the almost magical processes going on inside it, all while enjoying the smell of fresh, humid humus.

#Compost haul for today, spread into this winter's carrot & radish beds.

@compost Oh no! In the end it’s your choice and you surely have good reasons to do this.

But before you do, please know that your posts have been (are!) for me a source of knowledge and inspiration (e.g. for our new leaf composter). And I bet I don’t speak only for myself.

I can only say thank you for sharing and kindly ask you to reconsider leaving. Not necessarily now, but maybe later if the time is right.

Until then, godspeed and take good care.

Interesting project from artist Folke Köbberling. The artist has placed three real sized compostable SUVs in Munich to point out Germans‘ irrational love towards cars.

Foto (Patrick Guyton) taken from the linked article.

#cars #carbrain #suv #sustainability #compostodon #compost #autos #germany #muenchen #art #streetart

https://taz.de/Muenchner-Kunstaktion-gegen-SUVs/!6046128/

Does anyone know if it a good idea to put rotting champignons or other mushrooms in the worm composter?

#Introduction Hi, I’m dipping my toe into the waters of a new to me server. It feels like it will be a better fit than my current which I am keeping open for the time being.

Edited to add: I have now closed my previous account on another server down. I am happy to be here.

My mastodon interests in hashtag form are #NoDig #Allotment #Gardening #GrowYourOwn #ClimateAction #Nature #SoilHealth #Compost #Mulch #BloomScrolling #DogsOfMastodon #RegenerativeAgriculture #Mosstodon #Compostodon

Setting up raised garden beds in the greenhouse at present. Using #hugelkultur and #WormFarm elements to enhance soil life. Natural basalt soil is topped off with homemade compost for added #compostodon goodness. #FairyBootFarm, Lutruwita (Tasmania).

The neighbour volunteered to strim the spare area, so not only is that tidy now, but I got an extra load of green to layer in with the leaves I've yet to collect for the dog cage.

Looks like a rat has been attracted by the worm composter. Will need to reduce the input of waste to reduce any smell it’s currently fancying…

#compost ready to be turned. #compostodon #composting #montana #redlodge #gardening

For some days now I’ve noticed my worm casting had a hole in one corner of the composter all the way down to the steel mesh. I put some cardboard at the bottom of the composter to close it and surprise today it had signs of being chewed away from below.

It seems that shrews visit my worm composer regularly and use it as a worm dispenser for dinner.

I’ve adapted the slab supports to prevent access to it from the bottom. Let’s see how that works out…

@BroadforkForVictory. The compost site is happy. The sycamore tree as mulch is giving back to the community. The site has a symbiotic relationship with the friendly tree surgeon. It’s a good compost day for all the piles. #compost, #compostodon