December Meme - Day Two
Dec. 2nd, 2014 02:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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kelkyag asked: Garden Plans?
Garden!
Well, at this time of year, I need to get some cardboard and more mulch over the carrots to overwinter them, and come up with something to do with the last of the kale.
Over the winter, I am contemplating a three-bay compost bin. Our current compost bins are about as simple as can be made: a circle of chicken wire (or the plastic version, in one case) held up with three sticks.
What I'm thinking of doing, probably from scrap wood, are three boxes each sharing a side (Something like this: http://www.besthorsestalls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/compost-bin-01.jpg, but less large all around), with the front of each box being fold-down or screw-off, and the three back sides being lined with chicken wire or the like. This gives me two bins to rotate every year, and then a third "slow burn" for things like bones & kitty litter.
As for next year? Only one tomato plant, probably only one pepper. Giving the ground a chance to recover from the tomato blight.
Lots of brassicas! Those did really well this year.
And I'm going to mound the squash next year, and hope that does me better.
That's enough garden planning for early December in the North, I think. <3
kelkyag asked: Garden Plans?Garden!
Well, at this time of year, I need to get some cardboard and more mulch over the carrots to overwinter them, and come up with something to do with the last of the kale.
Over the winter, I am contemplating a three-bay compost bin. Our current compost bins are about as simple as can be made: a circle of chicken wire (or the plastic version, in one case) held up with three sticks.
What I'm thinking of doing, probably from scrap wood, are three boxes each sharing a side (Something like this: http://www.besthorsestalls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/compost-bin-01.jpg, but less large all around), with the front of each box being fold-down or screw-off, and the three back sides being lined with chicken wire or the like. This gives me two bins to rotate every year, and then a third "slow burn" for things like bones & kitty litter.
As for next year? Only one tomato plant, probably only one pepper. Giving the ground a chance to recover from the tomato blight.
Lots of brassicas! Those did really well this year.
And I'm going to mound the squash next year, and hope that does me better.
That's enough garden planning for early December in the North, I think. <3
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Date: 2014-12-03 05:57 pm (UTC)Each bin measures about 28 x 34. They are intended for: collection, working and resting.
I started with a concrete floor because I have horrible invasive roots. The floor is suitably tilted so it drains well.
Each post was secured by concrete brackets so they don't move.
Each post is dadoed so I can slip boards in and out. The advantage of this is that boards between bins can be taken out as for cleaning, turning or forking materials between bins.
If you do nothing else make the front boards easily removable. My last bin had 8 inch wide boards that removed easily and made it really easy to work with the pile without leaning over a big barrier.
I LOVE my bins!
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Date: 2014-12-03 06:11 pm (UTC)