The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. ~Isaiah 58:11
Last fall I was pretty confident in how our compost would turn out. I packed the can in the ground a foot or two and buffered it from the cold winter to come. This spring, I opened the compost can and there it was. So beautiful. Perfect compost dirt! Whenever you smell fresh dirt, do you ever start to salivate a little bit? I did! I don't know what it is that causes that!
As I emptied it out into a wheelbarrow I found out that the lower I got, the stinker it was. I also found a few things there weren't decomposed. The top of a pinneapple, some newspaper, and the stinkiest thing on the bottom were some corn husks. This year I will avoid adding these things. I will also remember to pick up the can and roll it around to get some air in the bottom of it.
In our garden area I hoe'd and raked out all the weeds (isn't it amazing that weeds are one of the first things that grow in the spring?) to get it ready for the compost. It was about 1.5 wheelbarrows full that I mixed into the garden area. I will be planting some tomatoes and basil. We also trimmed out quite a bit from the bottom of the pine tree, so there will be a tad bit more area and more sun.
Our tulips and daffadils have started blooming! All different colors in many areas of our yard. We have been blessed with a beautiful Spring with plenty of sunshine and rain!
Thank you God for such a beautiful creation.
All of life.
