08/27/2026
Do you compost? Here is some rules to remember. You don’t have to have an expensive set up. I have a large tub which I have drilled holes in the sides. I have a small container much like an ice bucket that I use when I throw my egg shells in, peels of various vegetables. Great free soil conditioner.
I used to say, “If it rots, it pots.” Then one ‘harmless’ addition quietly wrecked my best heap — and my tomatoes sulked for months. It wasn’t meat. It wasn’t dairy. And it hangs around in your soil far longer than you’d think. Since then, I keep 13 things out of the bin. One brings rats. One resurrects weeds. One looks eco-friendly but sneaks plastic into your beds. If your compost looks fine but your plants don’t, you’ll want to see this. Full list in the comments — find the one you’ve been tossing in on autopilot.
