Turning the Pile

Taking advantage of yet another beautiful day here in the Northwest. It's time to turn and add to the compost pile....

Layers of old hay and aged chicken poop were added to the mix.

 I got a flat tire hauling chicken poop.... uggg!

 I should have plenty of rich, dark, compost to work with when planting time rolls around!!

Turning Soil

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When my friend asked if I wanted some old hay and farm compost...I didn't hesitate, for one second! 

What gardener, in their right mind, would turn an offer like that down?

Today, we headed to the farm!

With a loaded truck and a break in the weather...

We happily headed home with our haul!

The garden  fairies were on our side too, as the garden was dry enough to amend and till.... Troy wasted no time getting the tiller gassed and running. 

Happy to have this chore done and loving the smell of freshly tilled dirt!

The good... the bad... and the ugly!

The Good... Lettuce seedlings are doing quite well and have been transferred from starting trays  into individual cups.

The Bad... We are running out of room under the grow lights in the house..

 The cold frames are snowed under and greenhouse is not finished yet.

However, the Lettuce had the chance to enjoy natural daylight... and spent the day outside in the cold.

and now The Ugly... 

This is a case where the ugly is a good thing....Compost! 

We keep the "Chum Bucket" with a lid on it, out on the porch and just empty when it is full. 

Well, it's kinda hard to empty it, when it was frozen solid...Today warmed up enough to finally empty it into the compost pile.

where it will wait to be turned under later this Spring.