I have now come up with a plan to make a turning compost barrel out of an old bear bait barrel. I just have to wait until the garden is laid out so I will know where to put the posts in the ground; until then I have made a mini one to keep outside the back door by the kitchen.
I took a 5 gallon bucket with lid and drilled a few small holes in the bottom for drainage and about 15 vertical lines of 3-4 holes each going all the way around the sides of the bucket. I then started collecting items to put into it. We have tons of dried leaves (which is great) and I put up a list in the kitchen of compostable items (coffee grounds, veggie and fruit remnants, juices from canned fruits and veggies, Kleenex, stuff like that) and an ice cream bucket in the sink to collect through out the day. Than at the end of each day I'll take it out to the big bucket and add it too it, put the cover on it and give it a few good shakes. So far Adin has been my composting buddy ever since we had to add his little pumpkin that he got from Grandma and Grandpa for Halloween. Yep that is right - it is March and he got it in October and it lasted this long. Elle and Lizzy's are still looking great. Crazy stuff. Adin is excited that his old pumpkin will turn into good stuff (as he puts it) to grow new pumpkins. Pretty cute. The bucket I used is black to help absorb heat and speed up the process. I look forward to seeing how long it will take for this stuff to fully compost. Such a fun new adventure.
Scott and I also spent the evening last night loading up and hauling away some of the brush from the trees out into the woods to make more habitat for animals. Hopefully something will enjoy the brush piles as a new home.
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