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MidgePhoto<p>The <a href="https://photog.social/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compost</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/heap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heap</span></a></p>
MidgePhoto<p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a> : compost is good. Particularly when we learn that the collections of some classes by privatised services ( eg Thames Water) are poisoned by adding toxic collections to clean ones, and then returned to farmland, one might keep it at home.</p><p>So, a heap.<br>Munch it up with the lawnmower to avoid a painful back later and speed composting.</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/heap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heap</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/mower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mower</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compost</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/PotatoPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PotatoPlants</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
MidgePhoto<p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a> : compost is good. Particularly when we learn that the collections of some classes by privatised services ( eg Thames Water) are poisoned by adding toxic collections to clean ones, and then returned to farmland, one might keep it at home.</p><p>So, a heap.<br>Munch it up with the lawnmower to avoid a painful back later and speed composting.</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/heap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heap</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/mower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mower</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compost</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/PotatoPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PotatoPlants</span></a></p>
Kensington Compost Network<p>Last week's batch is from the Town Hall <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Compost</span></a>, still quite active, but we have food scraps incoming and need the room! Will rest it for a few weeks while the process winds down.</p><p>Since this one is for filling up raised beds and topping up our food gardens, it has been screened through a 20mm mesh. Our new screening table, build from salvaged trestle table parts and an old shopfitting display is working a treat. Removing a few fruit stickers and rubber bands as we screen <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/sayNoToFruitStickers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sayNoToFruitStickers</span></a></p>
MidgePhoto<p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a> tip: not original to me: to make big bits of plants into smaller ones for the <a href="https://photog.social/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compost</span></a> heap dump them on the ground and run a <a href="https://photog.social/tags/lawnmower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawnmower</span></a> over them.<br>Works nicely. I don't think a traditional cylinder mower for nice stripes would do it though. The rotating horizontal blade sort is much like a <a href="https://photog.social/tags/chipper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chipper</span></a></p><p>Now to lift some more <a href="https://photog.social/tags/potatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>potatoes</span></a></p>
Ma Quest :ablobjam:<p>Brighton and Hove Food Partnership:<br>" a non-profit organisation helping people learn to cook, access a healthy diet, grow their own food and waste less food."<br><a href="https://bhfood.org.uk/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bhfood.org.uk/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Brighton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brighton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Hove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hove</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/BrightonAndHove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrightonAndHove</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cooking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Waste</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/CommunityCompost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityCompost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Compost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Community</span></a></p>
Ma Quest :ablobjam:<p>Brighton and Hove Food Partnership:<br>"We help set up and support community compost schemes across the city,"<br><a href="https://bhfood.org.uk/directory-hub/community-composting/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bhfood.org.uk/directory-hub/co</span><span class="invisible">mmunity-composting/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Brighton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brighton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Hove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hove</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/BrightonAndHove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrightonAndHove</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cooking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Waste</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/CommunityCompost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityCompost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Compost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Community</span></a></p>
All for Gardening<p>MIgardener: Saving Rare Tomato Seeds! <a href="https://www.allforgardening.com/1407448/migardener-saving-rare-tomato-seeds/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">allforgardening.com/1407448/mi</span><span class="invisible">gardener-saving-rare-tomato-seeds/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/BeginningGardener" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BeginningGardener</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/carrot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>carrot</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compost</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/FirstGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstGarden</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/GardenTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GardenTips</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/GrowFromSeed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrowFromSeed</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/GrowingCarrots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrowingCarrots</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/GrowingCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrowingCucumbers</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/GrowingFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrowingFood</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/GrowingOnions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SquareFootGardening</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainable</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/tomatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tomatoes</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/UrbanGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanGardening</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/VegetableGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VegetableGarden</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/VegetableGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VegetableGardening</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/vegetables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vegetables</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/VLog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VLog</span></a></p>
Deborah Edwards-Oñoro<p>"The Compost Pilot Program, funded by a one-year, $100,000 grant from Carhartt, will launch Aug. 21 via a partnership with Doers Edge, the city’s Department of Public Works, Scrap Soils, and community farms."</p><p><a href="https://www.bridgedetroit.com/detroits-composting-pilot-is-about-to-begin-sign-up-now/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bridgedetroit.com/detroits-com</span><span class="invisible">posting-pilot-is-about-to-begin-sign-up-now/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Detroit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Detroit</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compost</span></a></p>
Pollinators<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://regenerate.social/@tickfoot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tickfoot</span></a></span> Congratulations on the nodig garden adventure! The soil biology thanks you for the habitat. <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/nodig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nodig</span></a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compost</span></a></p>
DaveI took a sneak peek at the bottom of my compost bin. There is compost already!!! 😃 Some layers are quite dry. Next year, I will put cardboard at the edges. <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/gardening?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/allotmentlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#allotmentlife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/allotment?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#allotment</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/growyourown?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#growyourown</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nodig?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nodig</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nodiggardening?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nodiggardening</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/potager?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#potager</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/compost?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#compost</a>
DoomsdaysCW<p>How Often Should You Wet Down Your <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Compost</span></a> Heap?</p><p>Compost needs more than rotting kitchen scraps to work well. It needs water, air, and a well-balanced ratio of organic matter. Wet down your compost heap as often as necessary to ensure it’s moist, aerated, and warm throughout the seasons.</p><p>by Jerad Bryant and Sarah Jay <br>Last updated: July 11, 2025</p><p>"Without water, compost will turn dry, brittle, and crumbly. It won’t contain tons of microbes and worms; it’ll be half of what it can be with regular watering. So, the question remains: how often should you wet down your compost heap?"</p><p>Learn more:<br><a href="https://www.epicgardening.com/wet-compost-heap/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">epicgardening.com/wet-compost-</span><span class="invisible">heap/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChangeGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChangeGardening</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Compost</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Composting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greywater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greywater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterConservation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SoilIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilIsLife</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Why <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Composting</span></a> Is Essential During <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Drought</span></a> Conditions (includes tips on using <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Graywater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Graywater</span></a>)</p><p>"Drought conditions change the fundamental dynamics of the composting process, creating unique challenges that require specific adaptations to maintain effective decomposition. </p><p>"During drought conditions, your compost pile will break down much slower than usual. The microorganisms and bacteria responsible for decomposition require moisture to function properly—with moisture levels below 40%, their activity dramatically decreases. This means kitchen scraps and yard waste that might decompose in 3-4 months could now take 6-8 months to fully break down. Without adequate moisture, fungi and bacteria simply can’t process organic materials efficiently.</p><p>"Maintaining adequate moisture becomes your biggest challenge during drought. Traditional composting guidance recommends a moisture content of 50-60%—about as damp as a wrung-out sponge. During drought, evaporation happens rapidly, with exposed compost piles losing 30-40% more moisture than normal. Your pile can quickly become too dry, entering a dormant state where beneficial microbes go inactive. This not only halts decomposition but also makes it harder to rehydrate the pile once conditions improve."</p><p>Learn more:<br><a href="https://www.farmstandapp.com/19920/composting-during-drought-conditions/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">farmstandapp.com/19920/compost</span><span class="invisible">ing-during-drought-conditions/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChangeGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChangeGardening</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Compost</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Composting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greywater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greywater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterConservation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SoilIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilIsLife</span></a></p>
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I need to figure this out, because I have tall fruit trees and wasps right now.

Compost tumblers for the "lively" stuff has been my approach, seems to keep rats uninterested, but I fear I would just have tumbled angry wasps.

Possibly digging one good-sized hole every year, putting the unusable fruit in it, covering it in its own soil and planting a tree in it a year or two later...

#gardening #growyourown #compost

@enobacon

When we plant our potatoes at the allotment in March/April there are always a few small tubers left over. These we plant in large pots at home, 3 or 4 per pot. The tops of these plants start to die back early August, indicating that the tubers won't get any bigger.
The variety in the foreground is Acoustic and the ones to the rear are Wilja. Both very tasty '2nd early' types.
The growing medium is just compost from our compost heap.
#allotments #vegetables #potatoes #gardening #compost #gardens

Another very nice day here; not too hot and sky is mostly clear of smoke. Had a chance to dump out my 80 gallon (312 liter) compost tumbler. The mixture of grass clippings and shredded leaves has been "cooking" for a couple of weeks and it's ready to go out as mulch around the eggplant. AND after a 4-day hiatus, corn-fest resumed today. The second planting is now ready. Let the rejoicing begin! 😀 🌽
#gardening
#Allotment
#NewEngland
#zone6b
#BeetBear
#SweetCorn
@gardening
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Mastodon can be a great source of inspirations! Thanks to @ak_text post about #SlowLooking I discovered a buzzword important for #nature, and every #museum and #gallery.

I show you how to do it and why a woodlouse under a stone can be as interesting as an ancient artefact behind glass:
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