I would like to assure both my readers that the composter is working like a charm. I keep feeding it and like "Oscar the Grouch", who also lives in a garbage can, it is working 24x7. I keep adding to it and it just accepts everything and turns it into nutrient-rich garden enhancement. The container is about 3/4 full after being filled repeatedly and added to continuously. The volume of my refuse has been significantly reduced and consequently so has my carbon footprint.
My raised-bed garden is beginning to look as though it wants to produce some veggies. This shot was taken yesterday and today there is even more growth. This is very exciting.
I have decided to build a dehydrator. One of my major problems is purchasing fruit and veggies to "eat healthy" and then watching them rot because I haven't been able to incorporate them into my meal plans. My revised plan is to dry and preserve them so they do not go to waste....I cannot afford that and, although the composter would welcome them, I cannot condone waste of primo veggies and fruit.
Awesome! My veggies are just barely starting to sprout with all the cold weather here this spring, but the potatoes seem happy enough. Peas and beans and beets just starting to peek out of the dirt, and some nasty neighbour cat has dug up all my Brussels sprouts!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to hearing about the dehydrator - I've been thinking the same thing here. We only have so much freezer space, and canning requires loads of sugar, so I'm looking for an alternative method of preserving my autumn loot.