With several weeks of much needed rest under my belt now, my health has improved to at least 90-95% again. Whew....although i'll have to take it easy, work outside is possible once again. It still hurts to bend down (knees), but i'll manage somehow.
The compost bins received more attention over the weekend, by adding more leaves and UCG's to all 5 bins currently working. At least 90 bags of leaves and 150 lbs. of UCG's have already been added, and more will need to be acquired for later, if possible. Yeah...it takes alot! Here's a few photos....
Photo below - 19 more bags of curbside leaves (the others have been used already)
Photo below - bin #1 filled with leaves, grass clippings, holly trimmings, drink boxes, and of course UCG's sprinkled liberally on top. After watering well, this is topped off with a thick layer of leaves.
Photo below - 3 of the 6 bins filled to the top. After settling for 2-3 weeks, another bag of leaves and "green" materials are added. These piles will get turned in a month or two, and should completely decompose by the end of summer. As stated before, this composting cycle will be a relaxing one - but i'll still get out there and tinker with things from time to time.
In other news, preliminary work has begun on the wheelchair ramp for my parents, and it's gonna be a pretty big job. I'll incorporate the existing stoop into the design, and if anyone would like me to do a "how to" post on it, just let me know in a comment. The finished project will allow my Dad to freely access most of the property without fear of falling down (this happens alot), and hopefully spend more time outside.
I'll also begin to remove several inches of native soil from the very large flowerbed that was constructed last summer, so that compost can be added and some type of ornamentals planted in it sometime around the first of April. This will be done at a very slow rate, because the demands of removing it all at once is very labor-intensive.
Take care, and happy composting
EG
15 comments:
Glad to hear that you are feeling much better!! Happy New Gardening Year to YOU!!!
So glad you are feeling better. I bet you are happy to be puttering in your yard again and working on projects. Take it easy.
And happy composting to you!
It's so good to be able to putter around in the yard again, indeed! Thanks, everybody!
Wow EG, you're going to have lots of compost for your garden this year!!!
Glad to hear that you're feeling better! Hey, I'm jealous of your weather... looks like you'll be in the 50s all week... nice!
So glad to hear you are feeling much better. And look at all of those leaves!!
Loved seeing Jude playing in the snow :)
Welcome beck! We've missed you!
Yay for feeling better. I wish I had six compost bins all full. All I have are leaves right now. I can't wait to get started this spring when it all thaws out.
Gosh, thanks everybody! It's great to be back, and i'm ready to get back at it (at a cautious rate)
Good that you are much better.
It will be planting time before you know it.
Always love to see others picking up those bags of leaves. I can point to other crazy people just like me!
Glad you are feeling better! I am so impressed with your composting! I really want to build more bins!
Good luck with the ramps for your Dad. My stepdad has made ramps all around their place for my Mom, but we are hoping that soon she won't need them so much. I will be going to OKC for her hip replacement surgery later this month. Some problems can't be fixed by surgery, though. I hope your ramps help to keep your Dad outdoors and active!
Thanks for the welcome! I've been scouting for pallets to try to make some of these bins. I definitely have the leaves. Just need the pallets, some screws and it'll be good to go. Thanks for the inspiration!
Hope you're feeling better.
~Wendy
Oh I love the composting pictures... I moved a few months ago and my compost pile is just a PILE. And it keeps getting dug up, too. It's like starting over completely. But anyway I really like your compost bins and I think I might do something similar. We are in a house in the country and the people who lived here before accumulated lots of STUFF and so there's a few old pallets and lots of scrap lumber sitting around.
Post a Comment