Prize winning tomatoes come from enriched soil. While the carousel pumped out a merry tune from the Fair grounds this weekend, I went about the hard work of building new soil for
next year's tomatoes. Using fresh manure from a nearby farm (lamb), and grass clippings from my lawn, with a little rock phosphate and Azomite thrown in for good measure, I began
layering and "cooking" the raw manure in an open bin. 
That was Saturday. Today the compost thermometer registered 140 degrees. When it starts to cool, I will turn the pile into an empty bin and watch it heat up again.
Prize winning tomatoes come from enriched soil. While the carousel pumped out a merry tune from the Fair grounds this weekend, I went about the hard work of building new soil for next year's tomatoes. Using fresh manure from a nearby farm (lamb), and grass clippings from my lawn, with a little rock phosphate and Azomite thrown in for good measure, I began layering and "cooking" the raw manure in an open bin. 
That was Saturday. Today the compost thermometer registered 140 degrees. When it starts to cool, I will turn the pile into an empty bin and watch it heat up again. 
2 comments:
Leslie-
That's pretty darned neat. Is this bin something you put together or is it a kit? I'd love to see how much it compresses.
Glad to see you produced some tomatoes and congrats on your ribbon!
Barry
Yes, Barry I did get and am getting tomatoes. Did a Danny harvest yesterday afternoon and am making sauce today.
I bought two of these bins from Gardener's Supply. Yesterday I turned the pile into the other bin. Then I covered it with plastic ... don;t want any of this rain to leech away the good stuff.
http://www.gardeners.com/Wire-Bin-Composter/20706,34-646RS,default,cp.html
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