509 Garden information

By Kyle Metzger on Monday, February 15th, 2010 |

The 509 community garden exists as an attempt to manifest the biblical command to “plant gardens and eat of their produce.” Our goal is to bring the community together to not only experience the joys of working the ground and eating fresh, organic local produce, but to also bring them into a closer relationship with each other.

To Get Involved Email: mathewkendig@gmail.com

Compost Pile

Some of you may or may not know that there is a compost pile next to the garden.

Some of you may not even know what compost is.

Composting is a process for converting decomposable organic materials into useful stable products…meaning you dump your veggie kitchen scraps, leaves, grass clippings, etc into a pile, turn it every so often and then you get dark black fertilizer for your garden, free of charge.

If you would like to start composting let me know. I am trying to get buckets for people to use so they can store their scraps under the sink or something and then dump them in the pile when they are full.

Things that can be composted:
- Coffee grounds and filters.
- Eggshells.
- Fireplace ashes. These are just the remains of burnt wood, so they are rich in organic matter.
- Fruits and vegetables. Try cutting them up into smaller pieces so they decompose more quickly, but either way they’re a great addition to the pile.
- Grass clippings.
- Hay and straw.
- Leaves
- Lint
- Nut and seed shells
- Plants. Have old houseplants or garden plants you no longer want? No problem–just toss them in the bin and turn them into food for other plants.
- Sawdust
- Tea bags
- wine
- spoiled can fruits/veggies
- freezer burnt veggies/fruit
- pasta/rice

Things that CANNOT be put in the compost pile
- meat
- dairy products
- large amounts of bread (little pieces are ok but a large loaf will take forever to break down, and will most likely attract animals.

P.S.: If you decide to do this please dump in the compost area only. If you don’t know which area that is…just look for the pile of rotting veggies. Thanks.

Comments...

This blogger has a great way to do composting

http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2008/12/easy-composting/

Since our trash pickup is cut down to two times a week, it's a great time to start composting. Great for your garden and cuts down on your trash output.

Jessica posted on February 16th, 2010 @ 15:09:32

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