aeviaanah
Well-Known Member
I was bored today and started to make a compost of everything i could find in the backyard. I started with a five gallon bucket....i will list ingredients in order stuff was added.
15-25 rotten apples
3-4 bundles fresh grapes with leaves
5-7 grapefruit/oranges
1/4 gal soil/compost**
10-15 more rotten apples
dried grass about 6-8 months old
1/4 gal soil/compost***
hardened solid ash from firepit
**this soil was actually my first attempt at making my own soil. i added chicken manure, steer manure, perlite, vermiculite, peat moss, coco coir...just a bunch of aimless mixing. it has actually been sitting for over a year now, dry.
i then wet mixture down lightly and covered loosely. tomorrow im going to pour about a half gallon of some tea i made yesterday. im planning on starting another 5-gal bucket.
any input?
what other ingredients help breakdown mix?
should i wet the soil mix i made about a year ago?
15-25 rotten apples
3-4 bundles fresh grapes with leaves
5-7 grapefruit/oranges
1/4 gal soil/compost**
10-15 more rotten apples
dried grass about 6-8 months old
1/4 gal soil/compost***
hardened solid ash from firepit
**this soil was actually my first attempt at making my own soil. i added chicken manure, steer manure, perlite, vermiculite, peat moss, coco coir...just a bunch of aimless mixing. it has actually been sitting for over a year now, dry.
i then wet mixture down lightly and covered loosely. tomorrow im going to pour about a half gallon of some tea i made yesterday. im planning on starting another 5-gal bucket.
any input?
what other ingredients help breakdown mix?
should i wet the soil mix i made about a year ago?