r/composting

First time making compost, I’m mostly using dried leaves and grass cuttings since they’re easy to steal get. Got a pitchfork and using stones since my dad has a bunch of them

Started in May, hot composting of only garden materials in a net bin. The sifting is currently in progress. I have another batch I started about 1,5 months later that's still cooking..

Happy gardener!

Made from last year's Fall leaves, grass clippings and years worth of coffe grounds and table scraps (non meat). About 70/30 Brown to Green ratio. God I geek out over this stuff!

I thought you lot may be interested :)

Pics are first yesterday when I prepared a bunch of cardboard and showing what a beast this shredder is. Processing the cardboard into long strips is the way forwards! I'm using the top of bicycle boxes here, pretty thick stuff. I'd added a fair amount of material yesterday, wide crappy shot shows that. I then added some chopped green beans and a bunch of cardboard and night and mixed it in.

Rest of the pics show today's addition which has brought the level very high. Lots of cardboard mixed in - I'd add a lot of greens, throw them around, add some cardboard and just mix them together, and then do another layer.

Can't wait to see how this pile turns out! You can see my post here https://www.reddit.com/r/composting/comments/1w07tzs/3_weeks_of_curing_from_my_pallet_heap/ which is the cured material from my last batch in the heap, and it didn't get this big and the material input has been way better this time around, so I look forward to how it'll be once cured

Hey all!

I am constructing a compost area for my work place, but with zero budget. I am hoping for some feedback on the design, I have been given an allotment area and would like to use this compost to grow in 1-2 years time.

I haven't finished yet, you can see on the far right there is an empty section which I need another pallet to section off, then this will act as the final product hole and has less but not zero airflow, tarp roof, random sheet metal for a base. To get it as hot as possible when full.

Left side I planned to be the raw composting area and I've layered this pile with logs, wood chips, sticks, and cardboard... It's not all topsoil.. mostly goose poop.

There is no roof this side, should I add a tarp or an open roof? Would you add a front to it?

I have a ATV which I wanted to be able to reverse right in and dump the bed into the compost bin.

I am concerned about turning... Haven't thought that far.

It is secluded enough I could probably pee on it 5 times a week.

Thanks for all your help!

I noticed these golf ball mushroom things in my yard. I’m not going to eat them, but are they OK to throw in the compost? I figured they’ll break down way faster than their pinecone friends 😅, but I have no idea if they are toxic, or if any possible toxins would affect the pile. (Maybe it doesn’t matter…?) Thanks!

First post

Moving it away from the house and making it bigger so I can get more compost since my dad has gotten me more bricks. Is along the fence (not against it) better?
Thankfully since i asked early on my house should be fine,thank you guys.

Bonus bug

I went to turn my bin and was aghast when saw this alien-looking stuff on the walls. After a quick Google search, I found out about slime molds. Could anybody please confirm? Thank you.