Garden Goodies

Summer is in our midst. Our garden is in full bloom and now we just await the fruits of our labor.

Things we are growing:

heirloom tomatoes (15 plants..mostly new and a handful of volunteers from last year)
persion cucumber
lemon cucumber
soy bean
watermelon
mixed greens
bell peppers (purple and orange)
cilantro (yuck.. this is for my beloved partner, who can't get enough of the stuff)
jalapeno pepper

Will post pictures later

Tumbling Composter

Weekend Project #461:

Create a tumbling composter.

For this project, I found a seller on Craigslist that had old food drums available. This was going to be perfect for the composter. The only thing I purchased was the piping material.

The central tube is lined with air holes and is open along at the bottom to allow for proper aeration of the composting matter. the tube stays in place with a cross beam (also covered in pvc tubing).

We've been using it for a while now...must remember to make compostables a bit smaller so they decompose more quickly...as this can become difficult to rotate if it's too full.