Is composting worth the trouble

yes. its worth it. its free fertilizer, wont burn your plantings as a commercial fertilizer can. i like free....

since i live in city limits i have a back yard compost tumbler. you could use just a pile turn it periodically, there is something called a compost starter, all the good microbes to break the green or formerly green material down in to rich dirt. if you have a neighbor who has a compost area...ask them for a few shovels of it.. and start your own composting bin.

We've been composting for years in Massachusetts. We have two separate composting bins. One bin contains compost in process while the other bin is the one we use in the garden. We haven't had any problems with winter other than when everything gets buried in snow.

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Even if it is cold, the inside of the pole generates heat that causes decomposition. You have to turn it in order to get the top of the pile mixed in so that it can decompose and not stay raw. You will have some good soil to add to your garden.

We have been doing the following for years and believe me, it attracts worms by the hundreds and disappears within 2 weeks - save your vegetable and fruit scraps (not citrus) and dig a whole about 1' deep and 'plant'. We choose various different spots in the garden to this every time which is about twice a week and even after all this time we are in constant amazement at the worms it produces. We have never done the traditional compost as this is way less time consuming and so much easier, with a much quicker effect.

Composting is a science and a job. You have to keep it hot enough to kill seeds or the finished product will grow what ever went into it. Avoid putting weeds in the pile that have flower Heads. I’ve had potatoes grow out of my pile, which was ok, but anything undesirable that grows out needs to be turned under. It involves continuous turning and watering in dry seasons. Educate yourself. Only you can decide what effort you want to put into it. I have a compost pile but I only turn it twice a year, I don’t water it, and though it takes a year or two it will eventually compost, but it still has viable seeds in it. Not desirable but not really a big problem for me, and it is worth it.

Yes, composting is very worthwhile. You will end up with beautiful black rich soil if you use leafy goods, no fat or meat. Garden waste and kitchen scraps are the best. My composter is the barrel type which I can turn when necessary and it works great and fast.

I have used the bin piles, and a large barrel that was cumbersome to turn, even though it had a stand. My favorite is the roll over bin. About $200. I also have a worm compost system for kitchen scraps. It sits in my attached garage in the winter. No smell. You get the best compost ever. Solves the snowbank hurdling to the compost bin in the winter. And it’s tidy! Google worm composting.