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I found instructions on how to build a compost box on the internet out of pallets so my dear hubby conned a local merchant out of several
When he looked at the pictures, he didn't like the way it looked so he tore the pallets apart and made his own.... still free!! Here's the finished product. He cut it down so I could stir it with my pitch fork. He may have to make one end a gate, I'm not sure yet. Isn't he a doll?
* * * * Please God, make me as good as my cat thinks I am! Plants: 123 | From: Missouri | Registered: Jun 2004
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It looks almost like mine. It is also made from old pallets. Mine is actually really simple...I don't have to turn anything. It gets watered nicely whenever it rains. I just throw veggie leftovers and fruit parts onto the top and every spring I've got nice compost in the bottom!!
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wow! thanks for the brilliant idea! I don't know why I never thought of that! My dad gets them free at work because some of their supplies come in on the trucks on them and they just throw them away!! yay! I'm gonna ask him to bring some home :-D
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Three? I don't think he would do three. I do have a pile I am using that isn't in the bin. The stuff in the bin is all new from me cleaning the yard this spring. I was gonna use the old pile and then plant something in it's spot. I may just move it to the back side of the shed so it's not seen from the road. So, I need a resting pile. When do I know to let it rest?
* * * * Please God, make me as good as my cat thinks I am! Plants: 123 | From: Missouri | Registered: Jun 2004
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quote: So, I need a resting pile. When do I know to let it rest?
I have to say, I'm not sure, exactly..
Let's see...for me, it's a couple of ways...
1. How much I've filled it, with good layers... ...A. sometimes in the fall, I can load extra, and it render's down cause it's so hot and I load more, and then stop using it cause it's winter time and snowing... 2. If it's one I've started in the fall, I turn it over and get it back going and fill it some more with fresh brown and green stuff, and turn a few more times and go to my other bins to empty in the spring, and sift those.. and when I start any of those bins, I then stop using that other bin... 3. Really depends on how much you fill it, or how long it takes each individual to fill it... Mine are packed high, and worked hard, and many piles to work from..*boy, that doesn't sound too good, when you re~read that *
How much stuff do you fill yours with? Have you filled one 3/4 high before with any other bins before???
I'd have to say, a rule of thumb for mine are 3/4 filled....
Weezie
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Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2
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Thanks for the info. I've never had a bin, just piles in my yard. I have 4 pecan trees so I have lots of shells. The squirrel population at my house is scary I notice that it takes a long time for the shells to break down and I sift them out in the Spring and toss them on another pile. I never have let a pile rest. If it has good stuff on the bottom.... it's mine! I have yard stuff, household stuff, newspaper, coffee and tea filters and what-ever I can get anyone else to save me. I put rabbit manure on in the fall. My objective was to use one bin but I guess that won't work. We live in town and I thought it would look "neater". I have a spot behind my shed I can put a pile, maybe two. You see, I'm fascinated with compost When I turn a pile, I praise the worms for doing such a good job!!
Thanks for all you do!
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I don't think he would do three. I do have a pile I am using that isn't in the bin. The stuff in the bin is all new from me cleaning the yard this spring. I was gonna use the old pile and then plant something in it's spot. I may just move it to the back side of the shed so it's not seen from the road. So, I need a resting pile. When do I know to let it rest? ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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