compost storage? - Page 2

zeroma · December 10, 2012

I finally got to the store and picked up a bag of bloodmeal 12-0-0. That should work good on the compost in the garage. I'll put it in one of the tubs, not in the second one and see which one works the best in the spring.

Redbaron · June 15, 2017

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Originally Posted by zeroma

I finally got to the store and picked up a bag of bloodmeal 12-0-0. That should work good on the compost in the garage. I'll put it in one of the tubs, not in the second one and see which one works the best in the spring.

Which worked best?

BigVanVader · June 15, 2017

Always cover your compost pile, always. Otherwise the nutrients leach out. Also, I started digging a hole and filling with hardwood charcoal before starting a new pile. This will absorb any leeching and can be dried, pulverized and scattered after the pile is used.

brownrexx · June 29, 2017

I selected "leave it outside" on the poll but I always till the entire pile into the garden in the fall and then start a new one.

I only till once a year and this is when I add compost and any organic matter that I have laying around like leaves or grass clippings. Tomato vines are never tilled under to avoid keeping disease spores in the garden. I also remove any dropped tomatoes because I do not want the volunteer plants the next season.

View Poll Results: what do you do with finished compost
Leave it outside	31	59.62%
store it out of the elements	10	19.23%
if its finished its in the garden already	11	21.15%
Voters: 52. You may not vote on this poll

December 10, 2012	#16
zeroma Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 637	I finally got to the store and picked up a bag of bloodmeal 12-0-0. That should work good on the compost in the garage. I'll put it in one of the tubs, not in the second one and see which one works the best in the spring.

June 15, 2017	#18
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Always cover your compost pile, always. Otherwise the nutrients leach out. Also, I started digging a hole and filling with hardwood charcoal before starting a new pile. This will absorb any leeching and can be dried, pulverized and scattered after the pile is used.

June 29, 2017	#19
brownrexx Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Southeastern PA Posts: 1,420	I selected "leave it outside" on the poll but I always till the entire pile into the garden in the fall and then start a new one. I only till once a year and this is when I add compost and any organic matter that I have laying around like leaves or grass clippings. Tomato vines are never tilled under to avoid keeping disease spores in the garden. I also remove any dropped tomatoes because I do not want the volunteer plants the next season.