Yesterday we got out and worked on compost.
Our big pile measures out 7 feet wide and 3 feet high now. That's like 2.3m by 1m.
I think that's as big as she'll get for now, and we'll start another one this weekend. I mixed two bags into it today, one of moist green and one of dry brown. There was so much steam coming out when I mixed it in, I think it's working.
We also started a bunch of leaf mould like I've been meaning to. I think we got seven new bags soaked? I think the plan here is to put the leaf mould down before putting down the compost, but I'll admit I'm not quite sure lol I'm running like mad to do something here, and it'll all come together when it's time.
Leaf water.draining over myceliated wood scraps and into a swale.
The south project is pretty well mulched now too. I found a bunch of the leaf bags were already chopped up, so I spread em out all over. Organic matter on top of organic matter on top of organic matter. I need to start probably three more piles the size of the one above in the south project and two on the north hugelkultur bed. Uppening.
The saying that got me started here, "you'll never say you made too much compost," is quickly turning into "there's no such thing as enough compost."
With rain in the forecast for the weekend, I'm hoping the swales can get a workout. We added leaves to insulate the uphil side of the berms where we're losing a lot of moisture. That'll help with watering needs, which is something we need to focus on still.
So yeah, that's what we got done yesterday! Lots going on, lots to think about, and whole lots to do. This weekend I think I'll watch the rain and see how the swales do.
Anyone got any big homesteady weekend plans?
