What do we do with our finished compost?

Through your conscious efforts you have really reduced your household food and yard waste. Give yourself a hand. After considering your options like, outdoor compost piles, bins, tumblers and indoor composting. You made the choice based on your lifestyle. So what do you do with all of your finished compost? Last week we reviewed compost tea. This will give your plants a burst of energy but that is only one shovel full. Ok, the answer is also easy, spread it around. What I mean by this is not only can you add it to you garden; you can spread compost all over your lawn and around your trees and shrubs. Compost has really helped us break down our hard clay soil here in Schuylkill County. I was amazed at how this worked out. Each year we see such a big difference. In some areas that were almost impossible to turn over we just added layers of compost on top and as it was absorbed, it started to break down the clay so it was manageable. This may also be a good time to build out some planters or fill hanging baskets. Another option is give it away. I'm sure your neighbors’ will be glad to take some compost off of your hands as well. If you have any ideas that I did not mention or questions you may still have, please feel free to let me know. I would love to hear from you.