This post is long, long overdue. But…I made dirt! My compost did it’s thing beautifully and made a terrific pile of soil.

I had to stop adding to the compost for about a month since I only had the one pile. And even still I had to go through by hand and crush up eggshells. When I started the pile I didn’t realize how much you really needed to crush them so there were quite a few hidden in the pile.

Another thing I learned about composting is that you need a pitchfork! It really is a necessity. I tried just using a shovel in the beginning, not good! Not good at all. But the pitchfork, the pitchfork is wonderful! It cuts into that pile like buttuh!

And as predicted, the flimsy hardware cloth is not doing well. I can see it now from my kitchen window collapsing under  a few inches of snow and ice. I did manage to make another pile though. This one is in a garbage-can I can put by the back door so I don’t have to venture too far out in the ice and snow. I’m looking forward to the Spring when I can get my composting back into full swing using a two pile system!