A look at one of the compost bins today.  You will be able to see a bunch of things in there-pineapple, egg shells, avocado, tomatoes, zucchini, egg shell container, etc.  I will empty the contents of my paper shredder into the bins as well.  This starts to go a long way toward that goal of getting at least five different sources of compost to make a great growing medium.  When you combine other things like dried grass, coffee grounds, leaves, banana and potato skins, etc.  you begin to see how easy it is to make homemade compost that turns out great.  After the initial purchase of peat moss, vermiculite, and Garden and Bloome compost, I have never had a need to buy more compost.  I have done this for over a decade now.  I do turn it several times a week during the growing season, but its well worth the effort.  During the winter, I just empty everything out things in the bins and don’t bother turning it over because its so cold in the winter.  There’s a lot more I add to my compost bins, but this gives you an idea.  By the time the weather starts to warm, my compost bins really start heating up.  In a matter of a few weeks I am able to produce all the compost I need in my garden boxes for the remainder of the gardening year.  Besides all the obvious things this does in terms of saving money and landfill space, the greatest satisfaction is knowing that you can make something at home that no store can come close to in terms of overall quality.  You should try it and see what you think.  One successful year of composting will have you asking yourself why you haven’t done this a long time ago…..

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