Mad for compost, and planting tomatoes

Illijana has proven so adept at getting green matter for us to make compost out of that I went out today (to Costco) and purchased another compost tumbler.  This is a different tumbler than the previous one, is smaller, constructed of recycled plastic, and is a great buy at the in store price of $99.  It holds 80 gallons (10.72 cubic feet) of compost.  I'll be putting it together tomorrow and then taking it for a test run.

I also stopped at Thomas Home Center in McKinleyville today.  They have a bin which holds their discarded sawdust which they give away.  I loaded up on sawdust as the carbon source for the compost.  Theoretically compost should be 3 parts nitrogenous material (like grass from lawnmowing) to 1 part carbon material (like sawdust or coffee grounds).

I also wanted to recommend a good video about tomato planting from the folks at Peaceful Valley Farm Supply.  Check out the link for a 4 minute seminar on planting.  Planting tomatoes video