4-2-11 Composting & Compost tea

I had accumulated a pile of leaves and that leftover straw from the winter. A friend and I went to a composting seminar and we each won compost bins! lol
Sooo... I guess I have some work do to! :-)
I also made some compost tea. Looks like my best batch yet!

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[Planogardener]

Horray for FREE STUFF!

[gardenvespers777]

@Planogardener lol gotta luv it!  The following week, I won some daylillies at that Mckinney Master Gardener expo! Mannn.. I should have tried to win that Megamiillions! oh well. ;-P

I did check the compost bin today, its already warming up nicely! ..hmm wonder if I can win a compost thermometer someplace. lol

[SleestaksRule]

I'd love something like that. I guess they aren't for sale and can only be won. lol.  Thanks for sharing.

[gardenvespers777]

@SleestaksRule oh yesss.. its really exclusive. lolll ;-P

Unfortunately it doesn't automatically turn the compost!

I really don' t want to fuss with turning the stuff over.

Its a pain in the.....

[Helioforge]

Straw and grass clippings are perfect for the compost pile. My favorite mulch is oak leaves, since they crumble up quickly, to a fine consistency, and don't commonly contain seeds (unless it's acorns, and the squirrels find those rather quickly!) : )

[gardenvespers777]

@Helioforge whew...the video looked fast but its alot of work! loll I started with alot of dry stuff, with the straw and leaves, since here in Texas I'll be cutting the lawn once a week pretty soon I'll just "harvest" some more of the grass clippings and work it in. Yea that stuff breaks down fast. I know oak takes a while. Its ok. I have that compost tumbler which is definitely less work, but probably not as efficient... I don't think it heats up like a larger bin on the ground does.

[Allen2045]

I have some trash cans with holes. Im going to buy me some of the wire type fencing and make me a composter like yours.