compost heap
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Posted: Jul/29/2008 12:36 PM PST
I have a space behind my garden that i dump any thing that will compost. Does any one else do this ? Every spring i have compost i add to the garden. Really don't have a weed problem doing it this way. |
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Posted: Jul/30/2008 2:46 AM PST
Yep.That's the way we do it. We have about four or five different piles in varying stages of decomposition. |
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Posted: Jul/30/2008 7:37 AM PST
That's pretty much what I do too. I have an area set aside for it, that is surrounded on 3 sides by a fence to make a sort of box. I can't afford fancy tumblers 
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Posted: Jul/30/2008 9:12 AM PST
This is the 2nd year using raised beds and compost before that i gardened in a flat garden.We always had a big manure pile and added compost stuff to it. |
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Posted: Jul/30/2008 9:20 AM PST
Aurora,, Check out bugnuts tumbler it under home made tumbler this section. |
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Posted: Jul/31/2008 10:37 AM PST
I did- thanks  It's really cool. There's just 2 problems: 1. We don't have a welder 2. Hubby wants one, and then my "inexpensive, home-built" tumbler would be VERY expensive LOL! |
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Posted: Jul/31/2008 10:44 AM PST
He understands to well but he has good answers lol |
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Posted: Aug/01/2008 6:26 AM PST
When keeping your compost pile on the ground do you have a problem with rodents? Also, can you add horse manure to compost? |
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Posted: Aug/01/2008 2:21 PM PST
I add lots of horse manure to my compost and the rodents are not a problem have a 2 foot high chicken wire fence around that area. Any thing that will compost goes in th pile and i mean any thing but meat,animals etc .Weeds,flowers,paper,cow manure,rabbit manure what ever i can get free or cheap. |
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Posted: Aug/06/2008 10:29 AM PST
I'm thinking about jumping on the compst band wagon also. I found a design using pallets (which we can get for free), and a rubbermade trash can with locking lid. the trouble is finding a spot to put it. 1) am I right in guessing it needs to be in a full sun location? 2) I saw on a show that adding earth worms speeds up the process. True? Thanks in advance for the help Sass |
