{"id":4214,"date":"2024-03-08T13:30:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T13:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/?p=4214"},"modified":"2024-03-09T09:42:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T09:42:38","slug":"compost-bucket-for-composting-in-situ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/?p=4214","title":{"rendered":"Compost Bucket for Composting in Situ"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4214\" class=\"elementor elementor-4214\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da99306 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"da99306\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18c4696\" data-id=\"18c4696\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb57533 cpel-switcher--layout-horizontal cpel-switcher--aspect-ratio-43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-polylang-language-switcher\" data-id=\"bb57533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"polylang-language-switcher.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"cpel-switcher__nav\"><ul class=\"cpel-switcher__list\"><li class=\"cpel-switcher__lang\"><a lang=\"tr-TR\" hreflang=\"tr-TR\" href=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/?p=4265&#038;lang=tr\"><span class=\"cpel-switcher__flag cpel-switcher__flag--tr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;utf8,%3Csvg width='21' height='15' xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%3E%3Cdefs%3E%3ClinearGradient x1='50%' y1='0%' x2='50%' y2='100%' id='a'%3E%3Cstop stop-color='%23FFF' offset='0%'\/%3E%3Cstop stop-color='%23F0F0F0' offset='100%'\/%3E%3C\/linearGradient%3E%3ClinearGradient x1='50%' y1='0%' x2='50%' y2='100%' id='b'%3E%3Cstop stop-color='%23E92434' offset='0%'\/%3E%3Cstop stop-color='%23E11324' offset='100%'\/%3E%3C\/linearGradient%3E%3C\/defs%3E%3Cg fill='none' fill-rule='evenodd'%3E%3Cpath fill='url(%23a)' d='M0 0h21v15H0z'\/%3E%3Cpath fill='url(%23b)' d='M0 0h21v15H0z'\/%3E%3Cpath d='M13.052 4.737A3.907 3.907 0 0010.75 4C8.679 4 7 5.567 7 7.5S8.679 11 10.75 11c.868 0 1.667-.275 2.302-.737a4.5 4.5 0 110-5.526zm1.214 3.34l-.919 1.113.063-1.442-1.343-.53 1.39-.386.09-1.441.796 1.204 1.398-.361-.898 1.13.775 1.217-1.352-.505z' fill='url(%23a)'\/%3E%3C\/g%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"T\u00fcrk\u00e7e\" \/><\/span><span class=\"cpel-switcher__name\">T\u00fcrk\u00e7e<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa6aedf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"fa6aedf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd22711\" data-id=\"dd22711\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2630be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2630be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.7 - 03-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20230930_101433.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A simple basket I made using prunnings of english ivy and virginia creeper<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7623900\" data-id=\"7623900\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c39fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63c39fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240221_112654-scaled-e1709904450481-1024x759.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240221_112654-scaled-e1709904450481-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240221_112654-scaled-e1709904450481-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240221_112654-scaled-e1709904450481-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240221_112654-scaled-e1709904450481-1536x1139.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240221_112654-scaled-e1709904450481-750x556.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240221_112654-scaled-e1709904450481-1140x845.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240221_112654-scaled-e1709904450481.jpg 1587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Another basket  type for composting.I just stuck some grapevine prunnings in the ground and wove around it<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-adff640 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"adff640\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c04de6\" data-id=\"6c04de6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14bddd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14bddd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.7 - 03-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>I tried different methods of composting kitchen and garden scraps in my garden. Bokashi is good, but it takes time to prepare the lactobacillus serum. Then you have to bury it by digging a hole by disturbing the ground and all the living organisms in it, then wait 2 weeks before planting anything..It&#8217;s a long process!<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>I also tried slow,cold composting by layering kitchen scraps and dried leaves gradually. But that also takes a long time to become a mature compost.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>I&#8217;d rather have my scraps on the ground quickly.So worms,sowbugs,ants and all the other creatures can eat them and transform them into poop\/plant food\/compost.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>In summer I just simply bury the scraps under the mulch.The soil activity is sooo much that they disappear in less than a week.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf555f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf555f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.7 - 03-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Making a Compost Bucket<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-671f971 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"671f971\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My favorite method so far is to simply bury a bucket(with holes drilled around the bottom) or large flower pot or a basket in the middle of a bed and fill it gradually with kitchen scraps and dried leaves or shredded cardboard (to balance it out) and closing it with a lid (which can be a piece of cardboard, upside down flower pot or anything that fits).<\/p><ul><li>This method involves digging the soil but only once.<\/li><li>Once the bucket is in place, it&#8217;s very simple to toss the kitchen scraps in it and cover with leaves.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7944c75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"7944c75\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a22f95\" data-id=\"2a22f95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07daf11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07daf11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20230610_171657.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A flower pot already has holes in the bottom<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d4f57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70d4f57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20230610_171708.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Drill holes on the upper bottom part for worms and other creatures to get in and out<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc5f1ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc5f1ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20230610_172649.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Dig a hole and bury the bucket  <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e62e9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"6e62e9e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e105a2\" data-id=\"8e105a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03d728e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03d728e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20230610_172727.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Place some leaves on the bottom <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d5e7d6\" data-id=\"0d5e7d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f08dc7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f08dc7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20230610_172820.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Toss your kitchen scraps and layer them with dried leaves or pieces of cardboard\/newspaper<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-919767d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"919767d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-37897d8\" data-id=\"37897d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4406e61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4406e61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20230610_172837.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Make sure to cover your scraps with dried leaves.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cefdcc\" data-id=\"1cefdcc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69b67f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69b67f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20230610_174001.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Cover your pot\/bucket so mice or dogs don't mess it up.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-938340e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"938340e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Depending on the weather and the activity in your soil, in a couple of weeks, you&#8217;ll have wonderful compost in your bucket.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The best thing is that you can just grab a handful and place it around your plants which are planted right around the bucket!\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The liquids that drip from the bucket will also feed and hydrate your plants. Another\u00a0 advantage is that the bucket will keep hungry creatures busy, so that they won&#8217;t bother your precious vegetables!<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>T\u00fcrk\u00e7e A simple basket I made using prunnings of english ivy and virginia creeper Another basket type for composting.I just stuck some grapevine prunnings in the ground and wove around it I tried different methods of composting kitchen and garden scraps in my garden. Bokashi is good, but it takes time to prepare the lactobacillus serum. Then you have to bury it by digging a hole by disturbing the ground and all the living organisms in it, then wait 2 weeks before planting anything..It&#8217;s a long process! \u00a0 I also tried slow,cold composting by layering kitchen scraps and dried leaves gradually. But that also takes a long time to become a mature compost. \u00a0 I&#8217;d rather have my scraps on the ground quickly.So worms,sowbugs,ants and all the other creatures can eat them and transform them into poop\/plant food\/compost. \u00a0 In summer I just simply bury the scraps under the mulch.The soil activity is sooo much that they disappear in less than a week. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Making a Compost Bucket My favorite method so far is to simply bury a bucket(with holes drilled around the bottom) or large flower pot or a basket in the middle of a bed and fill it gradually with kitchen scraps and dried leaves or shredded cardboard (to balance it out) and closing it with a lid (which can be a piece of cardboard, upside down flower pot or anything that fits). This method involves digging the soil but only once. Once the bucket is in place, it&#8217;s very simple to toss the kitchen scraps in it and cover with leaves. A flower pot already has holes in the bottom Drill holes on the upper bottom part for worms and other creatures to get in and out Dig a hole and bury the bucket Place some leaves on the bottom Toss your kitchen scraps and layer them with dried leaves or pieces of cardboard\/newspaper Make sure to cover your scraps with dried leaves. Cover your pot\/bucket so mice or dogs don&#8217;t mess it up. Depending on the weather and the activity in your soil, in a couple of weeks, you&#8217;ll have wonderful compost in your bucket. \u00a0 The best thing is that you can just grab a handful and place it around your plants which are planted right around the bucket!\u00a0 \u00a0 The liquids that drip from the bucket will also feed and hydrate your plants. Another\u00a0 advantage is that the bucket will keep hungry creatures busy, so that they won&#8217;t bother your precious vegetables! \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[417],"tags":[1760,1758,1762,40,26],"class_list":["post-4214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-growing","tag-bucket","tag-compost","tag-in-situ","tag-permaculture","tag-sustainable-living"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4214"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4299,"href":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4214\/revisions\/4299"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}