Amazing how much enjoyment I get out of my compost mounds. I have two. One is under the shade of big trees, next to the wood stack. It decomposes pretty fast.
The other one is in the open and gets lots of sun so it has taken longer to develop. It started last year from a hole in the ground of a tree stump I dug up, so I started filling it up with a bunch of leaves from last fall, 3-4 buckets of wood pellet ash, 1 bag of pellets that got soaked with rain, and lots of fruits and vegetable left overs.
I used some activators in the beginning and now the worms are all over the mound doing the work for me. Should be ready for next spring use around the flowers and trees.
The other one is in the open and gets lots of sun so it has taken longer to develop. It started last year from a hole in the ground of a tree stump I dug up, so I started filling it up with a bunch of leaves from last fall, 3-4 buckets of wood pellet ash, 1 bag of pellets that got soaked with rain, and lots of fruits and vegetable left overs.
I used some activators in the beginning and now the worms are all over the mound doing the work for me. Should be ready for next spring use around the flowers and trees.