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NicdOur thuja trees are relentless. Every year, without fail, they produce a crapton of leaves(?), seeds, and other assorted stuff. We use it as cover around bushes etc. as it's free and our dog doesn't eat it. But I will soon have a third filled compost heap and no more places to put it.I have pleaded, but the trees won't listen. How can the shedding never end? Where does it all come from???<a href="https://masto.ahlcode.fi/tags/compostodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compostodon</a> <a href="https://masto.ahlcode.fi/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compost</a> <a href="https://masto.ahlcode.fi/tags/thuja" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thuja</a>

Pete Ashton<a href="https://toot.ale.gd/@yvan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@yvan</a> A friend tried doing a Johnson-Su bioreactor with one but didn't have the discipline to keep it watered. But you could definitely just fill it with green-heavy woodchip and just leave it for a year or two. Ooh, here's a guide to doing one with an old IBC! <a href="https://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/land-preparation/soils/how-to-build-a-johnson-su-bioreactor-to-produce-your-own-on-farm-biology" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/land-preparation/soils/how-to-build-a-johnson-su-bioreactor-to-produce-your-own-on-farm-biology</a><a href="https://social.coop/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compost</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Compostodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Compostodon</a>

Siobhán Greaney (Shivers)Advice sought from those who do <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/NoMowMay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NoMowMay</a> - or know about <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Rewilding</a> gardens. Does the no mowing include before May - so that you leave it fallow until at least June? Or would the garden benefit from a trim in March/April if dry enough to mow? (If we do ever get a couple of dry days in a row here in the West of Ireland.) Conflicting advice in the past, especially from my pro-mowing partner. Aim to encourage wildflowers for pollinators. Also tagging <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/compostodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#compostodon</a> as potential fonts of knowledge 🌼

Pete AshtonCan You Put Dead Animals In Compost? <a href="https://thatbackyard.com/can-i-compost-dead-animals/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thatbackyard.com/can-i-compost-dead-animals/</a> In short, yes, sensibly, but it’s not really worth it. (I’ve chucked the odd dead mouse and a drowned bird found in the water butt in mine - just made sure they were buried in the middle).<a href="https://social.coop/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compost</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/compostodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compostodon</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#permaculture</a>

Pete AshtonThanks to some help from Laura’s muscles we started spreading the mature <a href="https://social.coop/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compost</a> onto the beds today. It looks great. I hate having chronic fatigue but it does mean my compost matures really well.<a href="https://social.coop/tags/composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#composting</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Compostodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Compostodon</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Allotment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Allotment</a>

Oskar im Keller<a href="https://wandering.shop/@AllysonShaw" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@AllysonShaw</a> There used to be quite lively discussions under the posts by <a href="https://social.coop/@compost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@compost</a> and the hashtag <a href="https://fnordon.de/tags/compostodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compostodon</a>.May your spoons last, especially in the months when you need them for planting and harvesting!

Kate BowlesUpdating my <a href="https://aus.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#introduction</a> to celebrate changed balance of life things. I live and walk by the sea in Wollongong, and I’m a gardener. In 2025 I joined up with a small organisation focused on compassionate ways of working in healthcare. I’ve been on here since 2016 and I’m still here, listening and thinking. I believe we have to work together differently to face the future we’re facing. Life is fragile.<a href="https://aus.social/tags/compostodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compostodon</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TransRights</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SafeWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SafeWork</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/CoDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CoDesign</a> and curious about most things

Dam H.<a href="https://social.sciences.re/@Gouximan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Gouximan</a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/compostodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compostodon</a>

Pete AshtonCompost Culture: An Introductory Film <a href="https://vimeo.com/1046340414" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/1046340414</a>A nice video about Birmingham’s community <a href="https://social.coop/tags/composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#composting</a> project which I was involved with before long-Covid took me off the board. This features the three-bay structures I designed and co-built last year and it’s quite emotional seeing them in use. <a href="https://social.coop/tags/compostodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compostodon</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compost</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#permaculture</a>

MostlyTatoThe allotment continues to cook its materials over the winter. The compost and leaf crate are both full, as is the comfrey bin. I also got given a mini greenhouse thingy, but so far the only use for it I've found is to store bought compost that I've been paid in kind with. It always amazes me how such a large volume of material transforms into a relatively small amount of compost. Its an amazing process though.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/allotment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#allotment</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compost</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/compostodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compostodon</a>

Kent Navalesi ☕️<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a> question because search engines are slop now: is it true that it's not good to use shipping pallets to make composting bins because the wood is treated with chemicals? Thanks in advance!Edit: I didn't get around to replying to everyone, but I wanted to say thanks for all the helpful replies! <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/gardening" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gardening</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/compostodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compostodon</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#composting</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/compost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@compost</a>

_noelamac_Every time I open my worm composter I can't resist to spend a moment to observe its contents and think about the almost magical processes going on inside it, all while enjoying the smell of fresh, humid humus.<a href="https://spore.social/tags/compostodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compostodon</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/worms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worms</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/growyourown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#growyourown</a>

Broadfork<a href="https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@DoomsdaysCW</a> Brilliant stuff. Over here we call these compost daleks. The more people who can make compost from their own organic waste materials the better. Anything that encourages that is a win, win on so many levels. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Compost</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Composting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Compostodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Compostodon</a>

Mr. PomegranateI'm often curious about putting unprinted cardboard, or printer paper, napkins, paper towels etc in my home <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compost</a>. Does <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/compostodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compostodon</a> know if these materials have unsavory chemical contamination or microplastics?

Pete AshtonBirmingham’s composting project, Compost Connections, revamped their website and I copyedited the manifesto so much they’ve credited it to me, which is nice. Sidebar / scroll down to Changing Culture through Compost. <a href="https://compostculture.co.uk/why-compost" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://compostculture.co.uk/why-compost</a><a href="https://social.coop/tags/permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#permaculture</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#composting</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/compostodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compostodon</a>

DashCan't have too many leaves stored up.<a href="https://social.coop/tags/NoDig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoDig</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Permaculture</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Compostodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Compostodon</a>

_noelamac_<a href="https://regenerate.social/@compost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@compost</a> Oh no! In the end it’s your choice and you surely have good reasons to do this.But before you do, please know that your posts have been (are!) for me a source of knowledge and inspiration (e.g. for our new leaf composter). And I bet I don’t speak only for myself.I can only say thank you for sharing and kindly ask you to reconsider leaving. Not necessarily now, but maybe later if the time is right.Until then, godspeed and take good care. 💚🪱 <a href="https://spore.social/tags/compostodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compostodon</a>

DashI'm not sure that shovelling compost around is part of the traditional observance of <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Samhain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Samhain</a> amongst our Celtic neighbours, but it feels fairly appropriate for the day.The garden has given to us throughout the lighter half of the year. Now, we start to close the cycle and give back, taking advantage of the abundance of fallen leaves and what is probably the last batch of lawn clippings for the year.<a href="https://social.coop/tags/Compostodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Compostodon</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/NoDig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoDig</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Permaculture</a>

_noelamac_Interesting project from artist Folke Köbberling. The artist has placed three real sized compostable SUVs in Munich to point out Germans‘ irrational love towards cars. Foto (Patrick Guyton) taken from the linked article.<a href="https://spore.social/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/carbrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#carbrain</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/suv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#suv</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sustainability</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/compostodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compostodon</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compost</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/autos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#autos</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#germany</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/muenchen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#muenchen</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/streetart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#streetart</a><a href="https://taz.de/Muenchner-Kunstaktion-gegen-SUVs/!6046128/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://taz.de/Muenchner-Kunstaktion-gegen-SUVs/!6046128/</a>

Pollinators<a href="https://regenerate.social/@compost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@compost</a>. Our compost pile got attention this week. The mostly composted 2024 materials were shuffled to the left bay. The material looks good. Unfortunately the earthworm count was in the single digits. The fresh 2024 stems, vines, and such are going in the right bay. The lopper is leaning on the fence for chopping. The runner ducks check the pile a dozen times a day to help. We are fortunate. <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compost</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/compostodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compostodon</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#minnesota</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/ducksofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ducksofmastodon</a>.

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