I have a raised bed planter (2 or 3' tall) that we're putting the compost into. I'll turn it over the winter and in the spring, top off with a foot of soil and plant in that. Then in the fall, after it's all nicely rotted, we can turn the potting soil into the compost for the following year...
I'm hoping to have chickens in a month or so and use the deep litter method. I want to plant raised beds in the spring If I let the litter go all winter long, then haul it out to the garden, how close to ready will it be to using? Do I need to leave it in a pile to age for longer before I can...
I'd like to have a garden next spring, as it's too late for this year. If I pick a spot, what can I do to make it fabulous over the winter? I was thinking putting down a lot of composted horse manure and maybe putting in a cover crop that can be tilled under in the spring? Is there anything...