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To: Red_Devil 232; Diana in Wisconsin; gardengirl; trisham
Bookmarked. Does anybody have any good links to building an efficient composter that won't cost an arm and a leg, but won't look like it was built out of salvage from a redneck's back yard? Down here in this part of Alabama, our soil is compacted red clay - I tell family up north that the soil is so bad, I can't even grow dirt down here. LOL I switched to large container gardening a couple of years ago and it works great, but I'd like to minimize soil replacement after it gets nutrient-poor at the end of the season.........

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54 posted on 06/19/2012 8:32:12 PM PDT by Viking2002
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To: Viking2002

My compost pile is just that a pile on the ground. Works fine for me. I can walk around it and turn it with a pitch fork.


55 posted on 06/19/2012 8:39:21 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Viking2002

I’m considering this one, because it seems sturdy, has a fairly good capacity, is covered but sits on bare ground and isn’t insanely expensive. I don’t think my dogs will be able to tip it over, either. I’m going to keep looking.

http://eartheasy.com/yard-garden/composting/wibo-compost-bin-160-gallon


59 posted on 06/20/2012 6:55:48 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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