pinkyfluff
Grappling with life
I am having trouble getting my waste to actually compost!
I got my big ol' compost bin late last spring/early summer. I don't have a lawn, my whole garden is pebbles and concrete and I have a few small flower beds and lots of pots for my plants. My compost bin is placed on concrete, but there is a layer of gravel on top of that to allow for drainage, I also threw some "bought compost in the bottom and have since been chucking all my compostable waste in there. Its about half way full. Its in sunlight and I have very occasionally turned the waste and sprinkled with water. In the summer I had little fruit fly things that would fly about if I took the lid off which I have been told is fine.
I was told I would start getting compost about 6-9 months down the line but to be honest it all just looks like the same old rotten kak I threw in there.
So I was thinking, should I move my compost bin to the edge of my flower bed so its actually on some "dirt" it would overlap the bed so it will still be partially on concrete, but in this position it would not get as much sun. Or is there something I can buy to throw in there to help it or chuck some worms or something in???? I must admit I don't relish the thought of moving it.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
I got my big ol' compost bin late last spring/early summer. I don't have a lawn, my whole garden is pebbles and concrete and I have a few small flower beds and lots of pots for my plants. My compost bin is placed on concrete, but there is a layer of gravel on top of that to allow for drainage, I also threw some "bought compost in the bottom and have since been chucking all my compostable waste in there. Its about half way full. Its in sunlight and I have very occasionally turned the waste and sprinkled with water. In the summer I had little fruit fly things that would fly about if I took the lid off which I have been told is fine.
I was told I would start getting compost about 6-9 months down the line but to be honest it all just looks like the same old rotten kak I threw in there.
So I was thinking, should I move my compost bin to the edge of my flower bed so its actually on some "dirt" it would overlap the bed so it will still be partially on concrete, but in this position it would not get as much sun. Or is there something I can buy to throw in there to help it or chuck some worms or something in???? I must admit I don't relish the thought of moving it.
Any advice greatly appreciated.