Turning the compost heap is not my favourite job. Is it yours? So, there was a lot of procrastinating this evening.
The upshot was that just after I had stepped out I heard a clap of thunder. Then the hail came down!
Having started, however, I was determined to get the job done. So, sodden and weary, my bin is in a new position and hopeful the compost will love all the oxygen I’ve put into the mix.
© Helen Butt, April 2014
Growing out of chaos 
We had thunderstorms with hail too. I am not too fond of turning over the compost pile either, but I do get a real sense of satisfaction when I see the decomposition.
Agreed – turning the heap over does speed things up nicely…. Especially as I am now also putting in a lot of much needed green matter (too much brown before) with all the rhubarb I am eating 🙂
Lovely post Helen thank you for sharing we are still waiting the rain I might get the hose pipe out and water my compost bins as I added more stuff to the current bins in use still have 3 empty ones
Maybe you’ve got the rain now?
Hope it’s nice weather for this bank holiday weekend!
I hope the hail has not damage your plants. I am impressed with you dedication to composting even in hail.
Honey
Thank you, Honey! It was a job that needed doing and I didn’t want to leave the conpost exposed on the ground…. Fortunately, I can’t see any damage 🙂
I am so glad to hear that nothing was damaged.
Honey
Thank you!
Well done! I have the same bin and I just turned it this very day. I, however, was racing the unbearable heat. Three days of above season temps. Ugh.
Good for you for getting it done.
Thank you! Your unbearable heat must have made it a much stickier job – I still got hot even in the chilly outdoors.