Matt went and picked up a Earth Machine compost bin for only $36 at a Baltimore County-sponsored event at Ikea this morning (they are supposed to be there until 3pm)and it looks pretty good. We've never composted before-the bins are normally about $100 and with the dogs we can't exactly have an open pile compost heap.
Anyone have any composting tips? What container do you use in your kitchen for scraps?
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One couple, one yard: figuring it out as we go along
My husband Matt and I live in a single family house (built 1936) in Northeast Baltimore City with our three dogs, Violet (a whippet), Pippi (a tiny dachshund) and Elvis (a pug). We are lucky enough to have a backyard that is 45 feet wide and 236 feet long. To put it in perspective, the house I had rented before we got married had the more typical Baltimore City rowhouse yard dimensions of 12 feet wide and 6 feet long.
While Matt does much of the hard labor (and has become quite obsessed with gardening) I do most of the planning, vegetable tending and of course, all of the photography.
Look for updates of what is in bloom, what has changed and what we are planting throughout the year.
While Matt does much of the hard labor (and has become quite obsessed with gardening) I do most of the planning, vegetable tending and of course, all of the photography.
Look for updates of what is in bloom, what has changed and what we are planting throughout the year.
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2 comments:
I purchased a compost keeper, from amazon, to keep in the kitchen and I just empty it daily into the large outdoor compost bin. I think they run between $20 and $50 and have carbon filters to keep the smell away :)
I just use a rubbermaid container. Empty it out regularly. Only problem is fruit flies occasionally--but if I empty it out everyday, no fruit flies (but sometimes...I get rrrreal lazy...) :)
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