17 Aug 2023: Finally Kick Start My Big Compost Bin

    I was waiting for Lunar 7th month as I know I would have find enough compost materials to kick start my big compost bin. 

    I added 5 layers of egg tray and hand shredded egg trays at the sides and sprayed with rain water just to make the surface moist. I also made holes on the egg tray to provide airflow as well. I let it stay overnight before I prepare adding compost materials. 

    These bruised apples will be my compost materials for my big compost bin. I have picked up quite a lot and these are apples with bruises on them. I still have quite a lot of apples and oranges but I will not add too much oranges as I am worried that the acidity of the orange will slow down the decomposition process. 

    After cutting the apples, I laid a thin layer of cut apples over the egg trays and cover with a net. My intention is to add more apples or other compost materials later before I top it off with a layer of hand shredded egg trays and wait for more compost materials to be added slowly, especially after the lunar 7th month, I may not have much compost materials to add to this big compost bin.   

This is my first compost bin after I added a thick layer of hand shredded egg tray (previously was too wet and moulded) and 4 cut apples. I top it up with a thin layer of hand shredded egg tray before I cover it with a metal flour sifter in case of fruit flies visiting. So far there is no fruit flies or ants. Will be adding additional compost materials, likely apples as there is still enough space for more compost materials, most likely at the end of the lunar 7th month, just to let the micro-organisms thrive first.