Composting Area
Magic happens here! Throughout the growing season, the sorted and chipped prunings, browns, and greens are combined and turned. Mother Nature does her part, giving us nutrient-rich compost in a few months.
Curious about compost? Composting reduces waste and provides an inexpensive treatment for home gardens and landscapes. Download the WSU Backyard Composting Bulletin to learn more.
Build your own worm composting bin and let the worms do the rest of the work. This bin was built using scraps from a demolished deck.
Cold Composting bin in Four Seasons Garden
Another composting technique being tried in the Discovery Garden is cold composting. Only vegetative materials, branches, leaves, weeds, etc. are placed in the cold composting wire enclosure or area.
Come to the garden to see what we are dong.
Another creation in Naturescape
Cold Composting creation in the Meadow
Cold compost bin in Joe's Place