Garden: Starting our Composting Journey

In an attempt to be more environmentally conscious, we decided to jump onto the composting bandwagon.

Having no green thumb and very little patience can be a bit of a challenge. However, I figured, no better way to learn than to jump straight in and work things out as we go along.

We decided to use the empty flower beds behind the house — about time we put them to good use, I thought.

Eggshells decompose faster if finely ground, but we just crushed them

First off, we started sorting out our kitchen wastes. We don't cook much, but we like fruits, so all the peels went into one segment. Egg shells too. And coffee grounds.

 

Then figuring how best to place all these was an issue. I wasn't quite sure what sort of composting I was doing, actually, with all the jargon out there. Then someone passed me this article, Which Composting Method is Best for You?, which clarified a lot of things for me. Guess I'm going for the cold compost — where you throw in basically whatever you have at hand and suitable for those with little waste.

Added in some twigs, leaves and other garden wastes

Our first sighted earthworm!

Only downside would be that it'd take up to a year for the compost to be ready. I guess it'll be our project for 2013 then :-p Stay tuned for our progress.