Compost is Mother Nature's Magic

 

I never cease to be amazed by the way time turns weeds into something so rich and wonderful.  The photo above is just one of many, many, many, MANY, wheelbarrow loads full of compost that was created last summer in our compost bins. The very first year I was hired as on as the Community Garden Coordinator I put the word out that I had a great Eagle Scout project.  Shortly after making a few Boy Scout connections I was contacted by Brian Weber who was interested in my project.  And he built me a ginormous 3-bin composting structure.

Today I began the job of emptying out the 3 bins.  I have not quite developed a schedule to properly turn and maintain the compost, but it does a fantastic job of breaking down all on its own.  Here you have the before shot.  Well minus about 6 wheelbarrow loads already.

 And here is the after.  One empty bin ready and waiting for more garden waste to occupy it.

 And here is the next bin waiting for me to tackle it.  That is a lot of compost to remove!

Unfortunately, nature abhors a vacuum, and I already found some unfinished compost and added it to my empty bin. But that's OK, because soon this too will be rich compost ready to be applied to the garden.