My Compost's Heap pf Patience
Jul. 15th, 2006 11:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jhameiaI forget patience very often. I forget that some things take time, and not everything happens instantaneously. I get too caught up in the consumer world where for a sum of money I can get anything I want right after I go to the cashier.
Today, since I don't want to go out to the Market, I've decided to stay home for now and since I've no desire to work on my readings, I instead got out onto my balcony to work on my compost heap.
It's been suffering some neglect, and it's my fault. A couple of rainstorms ago, I left it open, and since it's a bin, it started to flood. I deemed it a failure when I couldn't remove the water properly, but at the suggestions of many others, I just covered it up with a plastic bag when it's raining, and the rest of the time I opened it up to let the water evaporate.
"The water has to evaporate SOMETIME" ~![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lady_zip
So, most of it has. I've been throwing in more stuff, but the rambutans and lychees from the last month still haven't broken down completely (you can find the lychee seeds!). Probably because there aren't enough bugs and microbes in there to help the breakdown process.
Today, I'm sitting out there, and as I've noted before, the dirt has clumped together, by their own will! I told you, the dirt is alive! Here I thought it was just the lychees and rambutans unrotted, but I started hacking at the lumps with my spade and they broke down.
So I'm going to spend a while on my balcony making sure all the lumps are broken down and the dirt is well stirred. It takes some time and some effort, and even some monotony, but it's satisfying to see it all eventually break down.
It all works out. Just patience. Chopping away at the dirt and breaking it down.
And, hrm, I completely forgot about the onion on top of the fridge. Couple of 'em are rotting and a couple others are, well, growing. *roffles*
Today, since I don't want to go out to the Market, I've decided to stay home for now and since I've no desire to work on my readings, I instead got out onto my balcony to work on my compost heap.
It's been suffering some neglect, and it's my fault. A couple of rainstorms ago, I left it open, and since it's a bin, it started to flood. I deemed it a failure when I couldn't remove the water properly, but at the suggestions of many others, I just covered it up with a plastic bag when it's raining, and the rest of the time I opened it up to let the water evaporate.
"The water has to evaporate SOMETIME" ~
lady_zipSo, most of it has. I've been throwing in more stuff, but the rambutans and lychees from the last month still haven't broken down completely (you can find the lychee seeds!). Probably because there aren't enough bugs and microbes in there to help the breakdown process.
Today, I'm sitting out there, and as I've noted before, the dirt has clumped together, by their own will! I told you, the dirt is alive! Here I thought it was just the lychees and rambutans unrotted, but I started hacking at the lumps with my spade and they broke down.
So I'm going to spend a while on my balcony making sure all the lumps are broken down and the dirt is well stirred. It takes some time and some effort, and even some monotony, but it's satisfying to see it all eventually break down.
It all works out. Just patience. Chopping away at the dirt and breaking it down.
And, hrm, I completely forgot about the onion on top of the fridge. Couple of 'em are rotting and a couple others are, well, growing. *roffles*