An inherited compost tumbler brings our system into better rotation. This was particularly necessary after noticing the resident groundhog chowing down on our bok choy stems out of the open bin. Now we have one tumbler filled with the uncomposted top of the bin, the other holding our active kitchen scraps, the bin emptied onto garden beds (see below) and then refilled with raked up winter yard waste.
The compost went onto the asparagus, rhubarb, sorrel, horseradish, sage, and new tomato beds. That's awesome! Unfortunately, that was all of it so I don't know what I'm putting on the rest of the beds...
We also took down a walnut tree, maybe 30 feet tall. Fortunately it was right next to our shed which served as scaffolding for the enterprise. Getting rid of that tree was a major advancement for the homestead. I had planted Jerusalem artichoke under it because it was the only thing I thought could do well there. But as the tree got bigger and bigger it was getting dangerously close to impacting the vegetable garden. Not cool. It took most of the day, but it's history!
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