Composting
For some reason, I have been very successful with composting. I currently have over a cubic yard of new soil, full of worms and other bugs, ready to use in the garden. I also have three compost bins, full of leaves and other detritus in various stages of decomposition.
I started composting when I realized how many leaves the mulberry trees in our backyard produce in the fall. Envisioning the hours of back-breaking work, raking them up and carting them to the front for pickup, I decided that I needed a compost bin.
In the first year, I produced about 9 cubic feet of soil. I had to augment this with potting soil when planting my garden. I picked up two additional bins and am now producing over three times that. I am no longer buying potting soil.
In addition to the leaves, the compost bins receive my coffee grounds and filters, tea-bags, and vegatable waste from the kitchen. I also recycle the soil from last seasons pots.
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