greene said:Good for you! I enjoyed 'traveling' with you as you collect dry material for your compost. Thank you.
Before you spend money to 'buy a new composter' all you need it a bit of wire fencing...if you use the keywords "round wire compost bin" in a Google Image search you may see several examples. Perhaps some kind person has discarded some wire fence about 6 or 8 feet long at the roadside and you may be able to pick it up for free?
I wish you continued success.
Weedwhacker said:David, when I add "stuff" to my compost pile, whether it's potato peels or some spoiled tomatoes out in the garden, I usually just kind of dig a hole in the pile, dump the new stuff in, and cover it back up with the older compost. The new things seem to start breaking down quicker that way, as well as not being right on top for all to see.
Weedwhacker said:The wood chips will decompose -- eventually. Compost is kind of a long-term project... I always have 2 piles, the one from last year, that I use, and the one from this year, that I'm adding to. But my compost is pretty much random, as opposed to structured (green/brown layers), and I only turn it over a couple of times a year.