I'm not sure if I informed you, but I have been working on a lazy version of a compost. A while back, a coworker informed me of a simple and affordable way to start to compost. Instead of purchasing a $200 compost bin or figuring out power tools to construct an outdoor fenced in bin, I bought a plastic storage tub, drilled holes all over it and set it in my back yard. I started with some soil I had just to have something to start off with and then I added my kitchen scraps, coffee grinds, and some sawdust from my husband's ever growing pile in the garage. All of this, in the right measurement, breaks down and makes a material that your garden and flowers will love. It's not even hard work! The easy part about buying the bin (with the lid) is that you can just flip it over to turn it.... you don't even need to stick your hands in it!
Common misconceptions are that it stinks but I am here to tell you my sensitive nose did not turn away once I learned what NOT to put in and to always cover it with a layer of sawdust. What is it, you may ask, that I refused to stick in my pile of decomposing vegetables and fruit? Banana peels. I read that they take too long to break down and it ends up stinking up the pile. No good for me. The layer of sawdust that I mentioned helps ward away flies. It really works!
Anyways, there's my recent story I wanted to share. Now I need to figure out where I want to put the compost now that it's ready to throw in a garden or flowerbed.
