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Something which seems neat to me is how I can dig a hole, dump in fruit and vegetable scraps, put the dirt on top and mix it up a little with the shovel, and come back in a couple of weeks, and the scraps will have disappeared/turned into dirt. And then I can do it all over again. Even watermelon rinds disappear, although I cut them into smaller pieces first.
One can read about composting, and about using special bins, and maintaining proper ratios of this and that, and about the temperature needed and all that, but Forestfen and I have never needed to concern ourselves with all that. Maybe it has something to do with the climate here, but we can just dig holes and bury our scraps, and they disappear. I suppose it is possible bugs and worms get the scraps instead of them composting, but I haven't noticed bugs and worms, so I tend to think it is bacterial action.
One can read about composting, and about using special bins, and maintaining proper ratios of this and that, and about the temperature needed and all that, but Forestfen and I have never needed to concern ourselves with all that. Maybe it has something to do with the climate here, but we can just dig holes and bury our scraps, and they disappear. I suppose it is possible bugs and worms get the scraps instead of them composting, but I haven't noticed bugs and worms, so I tend to think it is bacterial action.