Thanks to everyone for bringing your compostables (greens) to the garden and covering them with leaves (browns).. Thanks also to those with muscle that pitched in to turn the compost. And thanks to the air, and rainwater for supplying the other two ingredients for a successful compost pile.

We stuck a thermometer into the compost pile the middle ‘cooking’ bin. The contents of the collecting bin (measuring around 4-5 cubic feet of organics) were turned into this one just last week, on Thursday August 20th.

140We were very pleased to see that the thermometer registered around 138 degrees! Now that’s a hot community compost pile! A hot compost pile [above 130 degrees] will break down organics very quickly and kill any weed seeds, plant diseases or pathogens remaining in the compost.

We haven’t yet purchased a compost thermometer; we just dug into the pile and stuck in a 4-5 inch long cheapo ‘meat’ thermometer, which can be purchased from the grocery store, and often found in 99cents stores.

If you want to bring your compostables to the garden, we are open Sat-Sun 12-5 the bin is in the back of the garden. The Collection Bin is the left/east bin next to the leaf bin. Please cover your donations with leaves.

If you need compost, we should have some available soon, though you’ll have to sift your own.