As an addendum to yesterday’s post, I’m not sure if I’m making compost by the optional method but it certainly produces good results. I spent an hour or two digging out and sifting stuff from the base of my heap and, after running through a riddle, had two grades – dark, fine compost and coarser spoils (twigs, stones, lumps of clay, etc), which works well as a mulch. Good work… and I’ll sleep well tonight because it is hard work too!