Compost Systems
We compost.
We used to compost in a compost bin.
However, my store bought composter got a bit backed up with spring clean-up stuff, so I’m trying out a new system—the Trench Method.
Basically, you dig a hole (this is about 1ft x 2.5ft and 8 inches deep):
Load in your compost, smash and chop it with your shovel to get it flatter (a little technical, I know. But I have confidence in you.) Then pile on the dirt:
Rotting lettuce, slimy banana peels, eggshells, etc, GONE!
Now all I’m left with is the smell of decomposing oranges wafting over from my old composting system.
Note: the trench method is a lot like composting with a worm bin (another method we’ve tried, that lasted for about a year):
But the worms, flies, mold and lovely poop are outside in the dirt—where they belong 😉