Help us all to understand this process better. I have saved all of these materials for years and have never really been successful because I do not take the time to turn the pile or to properly mix the ingredients. I remember having a box that all of the grass went into and we go beautiful soil out of the bottom. I did nothing except put the grass in the box. So, over the years I have just piled up whatever I have hoping to get compost.
I have even collected dead fish and put them in my gardens. But, I have never produced the beautiful black compost that I want. I am hoping that with the tubs it will work.
I even took a 50 gal plastic barrel, cut a hole for a door and put my scraps in it. All I had to do was roll the barrel. But, it was a mess. I did not have dry material and you can imagine what I had to deal with. The barrel sits out in the north 40! Even the skunks stay away from it!
I don't have time to turn the material in the tubs. I know that will take longer, but will it still work? I keep remembering the grass box that I did nothing to and got compost. I keep hoping for a miracle! And, unless there is a fast way to cut up peels, I won't take the time. So, it will take longer, but I have a lot of time to wait.
That is one of the great joys in my life. I love to wait for my cuttings to grow into plants!! I will take the time to cut and plant, then I don't mind waiting five years, if all I have to do is water and repot.
Dorine, tell me that my tubs of garbage will make compost if I just wait long enough!
The time may soon come when we will do whatever is necessary to make compost. The price of food is headed up and will keep going up. Famine in America is coming. The Bible does not err when it speaks of the difficulties in front of us. To grow food is not an easy matter for those who have no experience. Today, is the day to prepare for what is coming upon the world. Plants need to be fed and compost is food for plants. Soil is often poor and even if it is rich, it wears out as the nutrients are used up. Rotation, cover crops, and compost are the answer to being able to feed one's family in the days ahead. Dorine, thanks for your tutorial on composting. I know others will appreciate it also. I will take some photos and let you make suggestions as I move forward.