William Bronson wrote:Every bed is a place to compost.
I layer leaves onto my beds in the fall, pour pee onto the leaves over the winter and move the remaining material to a compost pile in the spring.
This adds nutrients directly to the place you want them to be anyway.
I've recently started using totes filled with leaves to put 5-6 nursery pots in.
This serves multiple purposes.
The leaves hold water like a sponge, providing it for the the plants on the pots, without drowning them.
At the same time the leaves decay, becoming leaf mold.
Something I've yet to try is a bucket stepstone.
Basically a bottomless bucket, sunk into the ground and covered with a stepping stone.
You’re doing fine small spaces just make it harder to produce a lot of compost. I’d focus on making small amounts of really rich stuff, like with a worm bin. Also, try to bring in free materials like cardboard or coffee grounds.
And don’t stress about not being fully closed-loop most small urban gardens still need some compost brought in. That’s just part of it.
