Ruth Stout style composting (2 spots) - PEP BB gardening.sand.RuthStout

Paul's the official decider so we'll see what he says and if he adjusts the official requirements to be more specific.  My guess is that it would be fine to compost the materials as you get them and document as you go like Nicole is.

I think this lives at the intersection of “Lazy” and and “Luxurious” where you:
DO manage your kitchen scraps in a timely manner, feed the soil/plants, and save time because you...
DON’T have to manage a compost pile/bin, or have scraps accumulated in the kitchen getting stinky, or haul and spread finished compost.

I think there’s some value in the smaller amounts, that in total make 10 gallons, creating habitual behaviors...

There’s also probably a scale ranging from the ineffectiveness of a single apple core to the overwhelming of one spot with more than five gallons of scraps at once.

Take the pics so it adds up to 10 gallons.  Definitely don't keep week old compost in your house - that's nasty!

I'd continued documenting since this post....and then it snowed. So I started filling a 5 gallon bucket in our garage, to keep it cool. I figured the snow would melt and I'd be able to dig it in soon. BUT NO! The snow still hasn't melted, and my bucket was full and there was nowhere for the new compost to go! So I used a snow shovel to get down to the mulch, then dug the mulch out and put some of it in a pot. Then filled the hole with the 5 gallons of compost. Put the mulch on top of it, and then covered it with snow to help keep away winter-hungry creatures...and to make the garden bed a bit prettier.

You know those days when a strange cow wanders into your garden? Yesterday was like that. Today this vermiculture kitchen disposal bin was discovered to be anerobic due to the drain holes becoming clogged. There were still a few live worms so today was the perfect day to turn them into free range worms. The main burial spot was formerly a pathway. The secondary spot was a cow hoof print hole near a blueberry bush. Cheap animal labor. This gooey mess is the remnants of an estimated 50 gallons of kitchen scraps. About a dozen large pumpkin hulls, chicken bones, egg shells, coffee, cabbage cores, stale bread, bananas, nut hulls, & a little paper & leaves for worm bedding, etc. Not much was still recognizable except some pumpkin seeds, egg shells, & last night's chicken bones.



NOT the first time stray cows have visited. Wondering if the finders keepers rule applies to unmarked cattle.



Circles mark the spots.







Note the scraggly old dogwood tree starting to bloom. A bat house too.











Will start planting corn & beans in this garden soon!!!

I finally got enough scraps to do this one.  I did a small 3 gallon bucket at Wheaton Labs during the PEP1 event and then two 5 gallon buckets at my property.  They weren't full but together I think they met or exceeded 10 gallons.