Comments on: composting 101

By: Margaret

Margaret — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:03:52 +0000

Welcome, John, and thank you for the tip. I am also thinking of fabricating a wire mesh “cover” for the exit chute of my tractor deck, to turn that into a mulcher, too. My beighbor created one for his, and I am jealous (fortunately, he does the last pass of mowing for me to mulch up the leaves, being the great neighbor that he is). See you soon again, I hope.

By: John Lynch

John Lynch — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:56:18 +0000

I have been composting for many years and just recently took composting to a higher level. I adapted my
6.5 HP shredder with 4 pieces of aluminum angle iron, attached around the perimeter of the material exit chute, where I attach recycled mesh cabbage bags to collect the finished compost. The shredder eliminates any grubs, weed or tree roots or anything else and bags a high quality compost at the same time. John Lynch

By: margaret

margaret — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:51:20 +0000

Welcome, Heather. Dream (the bigger the better) are the force behind every gardener, so you are on the right track. Channel them into energy to focus on a portion of the eventual dream, a project at a time, and you will get there. I started with one bed and some daffodils, and uh-oh, look where I am now! See you soon again.