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The Vault of Black Gold

On a couple of dry days this week husband built and put up a compost bin.

I say a compost bin, it’s more a super deluxe compost city. The worms in this complex will be living in ultimate compost style, the Des Res of Decomposition, the Mansion of Manure, the Penthouse of Poo, our very own Vault of Black Gold! 😉

With three bays, removable front slats for easier inspection and turning, and a roof (yet to come) to protect from the worst of the elements, I’m so pleased with how it’s turned out.

We have a tonne of organic, peat free bought compost with which we’ll start the beds off this year, and we’ll layer the homegrown stuff with what’s left of this.

I’ve found a local lady with donkeys on her croft who is happy to give us bags of straw and donkey poo, and Angus, our village crofter keeps cows, so I think maybe a conversation there could be had too.

That and applications of seaweed from the local shoreline as well as vegetable waste and croft scythings and I’m really hopeful that it will be successful.

With a bit of luck from the soil gods this time next year we’ll be digging in our very own black gold.. 😊

9 Replies to “The Vault of Black Gold”

  1. Those bins are awesome. We’ve produced a load of compost in the past 12 months, which saves a fortune in having to buy compost each year. Based on the photos, you won’t be buying compost next year for the veg beds. Do you have a lot of earthworms in your soil?

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    1. Ah, that makes me feel so good! I am hoping that we’ll make enough each year to top dress the beds and never have to buy commercial compost agai. It’s so expensive 😳. We do have worms in the soil!

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      1. We didn’t go down the ‘heated’ compost route. Instead, we have so many earthworms that our bio waste is broken down by the earthworms and the resulting vermicompost is rich and lush. I’ll be top dressing all our beds with it in the weeks to come. Remarkable how dirt can be so satisfying to produce.

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    1. Husband believes in only doing things once! They are super strong. I was going to suggest a couple of old pallets, but once the engineer in him gets an idea there are no half measures!

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