Well now, let’s see how this goes . . . this is my very first post.

As we were driving off the property this morning, after feeding, watering, shoveling and all that stuff one who has animals does in the morning, we passed by our alpaca poop compost pile.  The air was cool at a about 35°F and that pile was really smokin’.  What a beautiful sight!

Just two days ago we had decided that the pile needed water added to it so the process of composting could continue and this morning we saw the fruits of our work – it is doing it’s thing.  If you don’t have a compost pile yet, I highly encourage you to get started today.  The end product is great in yards, flower beds and vegetable gardens.  Besides, what else are you going to do with all that poop?  Might as well make something useful out of the stuff . . .  it’s really very simple.

Take all your poo out to an area near by, but not too near…  We pile ours up for about a year.  Keep it moist, with natural rain or take the hose to it.  Our pile had gotten quite high and we hadn’t had rain in a long time, so nothing was happening, as in composting.  We got on the tractor and with the bucket lifted sections of poop, starting at the bottom of the pile, and sprayed water underneath the bucket.  I think we went around that pile for about an hour until we were satisfied that it was thoroughly moistened.  Some say that the pile needs to be covered, but we haven’t had to do that yet.  A couple of days later the thing is really smokin’- it’s an amazing process.

Composting is a way of achieving the natural microbial humification process that converts the material (alpaca poop) into another form (fertilizer).  The process of composting is an aerobic process that creates heat and converts solid wastes into compost that can be used as a fertilizer on lawns and in gardens.  Good luck with your composting!

 You’ll be amazed when you see your compost pile smokin’, too!