"Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly.” -Morticia Addams
Who better to share their composting secrets this Halloween than a spooky and kooky family with a literal cemetery in their backyard?
We interviewed a few members of the Addams family and pulled together their top three tips for creating beautiful, crumbly compost for your garden.
- Wednesday: “I don’t bury hatchets. I sharpen them.” A nice sharp spade will do wonders whether you are digging a grave or harvesting compost. Having the right tools for the job makes a big difference.
- Uncle Fester: “My name is Fester. It means “to rot””. Every day we create food scraps such as apple cores, banana peels, and coffee grounds that we can collect for composting. Every little bit adds up to an important source of energy for the microbes “rotting” our scraps into compost.
- Addams Family Motto: “We gladly feast on those who would subdue us.” Ignore the naysayers and keep on composting. You know the value of all of the yard trimmings and food scraps breaking down into an important soil amendment for your garden.
Now snap twice and get composting.
Wishing you all a spooky Halloween and Happy Composting! If you love Halloween as much as me and want to check out the previous year’s posts, see the links below.
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Did the
Boogeyman Snatch Your Compost Blogger
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Fall Composting Tips from a Mummy
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The Headless Horseman’s Guide to Backyard Composting
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Compost Lessons from the Swamp Monster
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Three Reasons Werewolves Make Terrible Composters
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Was Frankenstein an Outstanding Composter?
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How to Practice Compost Witchcraft
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Three Warning Signs Your Compost is a Zombie
