As you may have guessed it, this is one of those posts where I show you what not to do. My thumb is not green, but is colored green wanna-be. Compost is the richest fertilizer you can use. You don’t need to buy commercial fertilizers when you use this natural one. Compost is the results of decaying organic material like leaves, grass, or kitchen scraps.
Our first attempt
It was about seven years ago, and I thought I had read up on all the details. Well, ask the worms … I missed something. I built our little compost bin out of some scrap 12 x 12 x 2 boards and made a nice little bin
When deciding to purchase our remote property years ago, there one strong positive feature, and another feature that took some ‘getting used to’. On the plus side the property included a small 12×16 cabin and a working 370′ deep well. This took care of the big unknown everyone faces when developing their remote property – WATER. The detracting feature was that the property had been in a wildfire burn and there were many 6″ diamater black poles that were formerly known as trees.