My Compost Bin

I thought I'd jump on the compost bin bandwagon that Erin from Garden Now - Think Later started. What a fun posting topic!

My compost bin is more like a "heap," and this is what it currently looks like. It's made from recycled pallets that I obtained through craigslist, and I added chicken wire to the inside to keep the pile's contents inside (not that they are right now LOL--go wind).

Oh! I just added the picture and realized I'm doing double duty with showing you my fork. Better late than never! I always keep it there even though I rarely ever turn the pile. I only use it for turning the pile, and never think about putting it away.

Here's another view of the heap. It's located in the back right corner of the yard behind the orange tree, and out of view from the house (behind me is more dirt and the cherry tree). That was the only way I could convince DH to let me have a pile.

All the green on top of the pile are clippings from the bushes between the lawn and dirt (on the right side of the above pic). They were thrown on a few days ago. I guess I should mix them in... sigh...

If I had more space, I would love to add more bins like DaBeardedOne has, but I'd have to convince DH to let me expand, and I don't see that happening. It's not too bad since there's only dirt around the heap, and things aren't added to it frequently.

Aren't my weeds lovely? That dirt plot is what attracted us to this home, only to find out after we moved in that it's shaded majority of the day (except first thing when I took the pic) by huge redwoods in our neighbor's yard.  I've considered tilling the dirt, and making it a shade garden, but there's no way to easily water that area. Besides, I'm still holding on to the thought of it becoming a play area for chickens this fall or next spring.

Now it's your turn. Get out there and take some pics of your rotting piles!