We are quite fortunate in having a municipal dump for garden refuse about 10 kms away. Having said that, I realised how little my old way of life supports my new way of life. I have a small, zippy, economical corsa which works extremely well for commuting in and around the suburbs and to and from an office work environment.
It is not the perfect solution for removing heaps and heaps of garden refuse. So here is what I came up with:
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| A bucket, a bag and a wood pile |
All of the garden refuse for removal is syringa, which, incidentally, is in full berry season. Millions and millions of sticky berries. So, into the bag went the smaller branches laden with berry bunches, and into the bucket went loads of berry bunches. The bigger branches remained loose. The bucket and bag went onto the back seat of the car, and the branches into the boot. This is going to take at least ten trips. Fortunately the trips are on a very exciting piece of road with loads of good places to get fresh produce, baked goodies and gardening things.
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| At the dump |
Here is what returned with me after dumping the refuse:
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| Two bags of hay, a box of discarded lettuce leavings, naartjies |
There really is no point in having a compost heap with very little in it. On my way home, I stopped off at a farm shop and bought the two bags of hay. The lettuce leavings were picked up at the fresh produce shop, along with the bag of naartjies. It is now citrus season in South Africa, and naartjies are a hallmark of the winter in South Africa. At R5 a bag, I figure one can't go too wrong.
The lettuce leavings went into the worm farm and into the compost. Half a bag of hay also made it into the compost heap.
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| Well fed worm farm |
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| The growing compost heap |
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