I have to recognise that I am a major creator of waste in the garden as I cut the grass, prune trees and gather fallen leaves. But I have neglected for many years my role as an agent for recycling these wasteful products. I do collect lots of garden waste but for many years it has been heaped under the cherry tree at the back of the garden. It has grown and grown and in the last 18 months the chickens have done a fine job of distributing it over the garden. Consequently the heap measured around 20m x 7m and has become very unsightly.
This week I decided to do something about it. I watched some videos on YouTube about composting and building a compost bin and set about building a bin and filling it with some of the heap layering it as best I could. After about 10 hours of digging I have now redistributed the rotting leaf mould and grass cuttings and the whole corner looks much better.
I also added a closed composting bin for food scraps - hopefully it wont attract rats.
In building the compost bins and restructuring the garden waste heap I feel I have achieved something useful to help the garden ecosystem and I look forwards to seeing the benefits of my work in future. The benefit to me is that I now have a tidier garden which appeals to my aesthetic sense when I look at it. Another benefit is as the compost develops I will have a useful resource for the garden.
This week I decided to do something about it. I watched some videos on YouTube about composting and building a compost bin and set about building a bin and filling it with some of the heap layering it as best I could. After about 10 hours of digging I have now redistributed the rotting leaf mould and grass cuttings and the whole corner looks much better.
I also added a closed composting bin for food scraps - hopefully it wont attract rats.
In building the compost bins and restructuring the garden waste heap I feel I have achieved something useful to help the garden ecosystem and I look forwards to seeing the benefits of my work in future. The benefit to me is that I now have a tidier garden which appeals to my aesthetic sense when I look at it. Another benefit is as the compost develops I will have a useful resource for the garden.
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