Practical composting. http://iegeit.notlong.com 20 April 2008 Practical composting and use. All vegetation is chopped on a block with a machette, or put through the chipper/shreddeer to make small pieces. This facilitates the brewing of the vegetation. The open end pile is easy to service for turning over, and for removing for placing on the garden beds. Five wheelbarrel loads were put on this bed and worked in with the Honda FG1110 tiller. The effort from start to finish took one hour. Note: Eight wheelbarrow full are about one cubic yard.