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BEATLANTA GARDEN: Getting and treating FREE Horse Compost
We collected the compost in early March 2013…
![[compost] 1 1](http://beatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/compost-1-1.jpg)
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This is the compost in our van…
![[compost] in van](http://beatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/compost-in-van.jpg)
We lay the compost in a worm shape on a tarp in the yard and soak it down completely…then wrap in the tarp for 3-4 weeks and let it cook…
![[compost] worm shape](http://beatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/compost-worm-shape.jpg)
This is the compost after about 3 weeks. You can see it has significantly broken down…
![[compost] broken down](http://beatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/compost-broken-down.jpg)
The compost is now only dirt, really black and ready for plants. This was after about 6-7 weeks of turning and wetting down the pile almost daily and monitoring its inner temperature…PICS OF THE FINISHED PRODUCT TO FOLLOW…
Conservation Tip: Start a compost pile. We’ll have more information on our system of compost in the coming weeks, but in the meantime, learn more here.
