Compost

The old compost pile got full in a big hurry. It took about a month! I did have 2 big trash cans full of food scraps ready to go in on day 1, though.

Yesterday we built a new one. It's wire mesh fencing that we had from another project. A thick layer of straw goes on the bottom to provide extra carbon and catch liquid - we used a whole bale here.

The new pile has about twice the volume of the previous one. I hope it will last more than twice as long, as the compost should shrink over time as it loses water. But considering my plan to let it sit for a whole year, I'm going to end up with quite a few compost piles.

Now I just need a way to get out.