Color Challenge Thursday Green Recycled Futon Garden Project and Green Girl Chronicles Experiment by kimmysomelove42

colorchallenge · @kimmysomelove42 · Oct 31 '19

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Color Challenge Thursday Green Recycled Futon Garden Project and Green Girl Chronicles Experiment

<center> This week I had to get rid of a futon that Sir Obie1Kanobie Kitty decided was his litter box and since I couldn't clean it up enough, I thought, how could I recycle this thing somehow and have one less item for the landfill.  Well if it's cotton, it should break down pretty well so perhaps I can make a garden bed out of it?  So with some ideas in mind I went for it. ![20191028_153053.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmX8WTfvkmjUjWQWZi2jEGDUANyPHhozErC3cAxhDMptiL/20191028_153053.jpg)
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First step:  I picked a nice warm South facing area in my yard and placed directly on ground. 
![20191028_161120.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmf36xygodrXEqtBtnvHRnJWd3oeSAv9ZDgNkZ3zbEqK9x/20191028_161120.jpg)
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Second Step:  I cut open slits where all the ties are and made sure it was full of cotton and not another synthetic mix of materials. 

![20191029_152029.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcFj7jak19bJaWgN6Zf7NN6Z1fp6n4JZaChNYYscww6Kq/20191029_152029.jpg)
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Third Step:  I took some nice clean potting soil, I had been giving by from my neighbors when they were moving out and put about a 2 inch layer cover the entire surface. 

![20191029_152023.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaTQx1EietLuGryw7mfizGpg5kXmcC9Ep62GKWTzYmcCr/20191029_152023.jpg)
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 Step 4:  I took an entire broken down worm bin that I had saved for several seasons and shoveled an entire layer of composted broken down dirt/worm castings on top of the potting soil layer.  
![20191029_154510.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbvAVKi9n5GGwxrJ5noGyvzq7x8vkNvq16siQpXMQy8vJ/20191029_154510.jpg)
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![20191029_154745.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPeMD82PLAVqsCJzZcJi12oQSm7QXBgC9uZvy1auXF9jj/20191029_154745.jpg)
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Step 5:  When mowing my lawn I always save the grass clippings and make giant mounds near my compost pile and cover it with cardboard.  It creates great mulch and mostly micorrhizae grows in it fast.  I had a big ole pile of leaves and composted grass clippings so I then added a layer on top of the compost layer. 
![20191029_160823.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdRM1Ewjzmn6Mv4zVP5jmtfvjhyRtjGcX3tgShPx2fbgN/20191029_160823.jpg)
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Step 6:  Once I had an even layer of grass clippings/dry mulch then I put a bucket of fresh compost on top to start activating the break down process. 
![IMG_20191030_123656_325.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmS2CkMGso4QdYGYJL64Gu2oJgMa2ZX78xGzSAsN5SX9WE/IMG_20191030_123656_325.jpg)
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Step 7:  The weather is changing here fast with super cold nights, so I thought I better add another layer of potting soil, so I had just enough to add about an inch more of potting soil on top of the garden sandwich.  
![20191029_162358.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQJQmybQ94rr3bqLNBEec6NXYih4kTUTjEPqtNxxBPwS7/20191029_162358.jpg)
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Step 8:  Next I took some slightly broken down straw I had from my cannabis plants and placed a thick final layer to keep the heat and moisture in. 

![20191029_162759.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVDsp4ddSr44CJSkLNtMSW1aWvpEmpSYQjWSDwXpfK17s/20191029_162759.jpg)
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Step 9: For the final step, I found a piece of old greenhouse plastic and covered and tucked in my big old compost sandwich.  I will continue to add fresh compost to this, and see if I can get it to heat up and breakdown over winter.  I intend to build a box frame around it with some recycled 2 x 6 cedar boards I scored from a free pile up the street.  

![20191029_163157.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaHnzfLMYHLTtEmjjFcy6VzwsioNBVDyPrsD19yvLX6FM/20191029_163157.jpg)
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As I have never done this before it will be a great experiment to see if it will make a good garden bed or even a working compost pile.  




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