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Ground composting or bin?
in Green Living
I can't decide what to do. I like the idea of ground, but I am concerned my dogs might get into it.
Also, if I go with bin, would it be non-ef of me to use a plastic tote? I have some in my basement not in use right now and it would be easy to drill some holes and make a bin of it.
Re: Ground composting or bin?
I blogged about this today! I've been doing a ground pile, and I just made a bin to give that a whirl.
lol - I know... your blog inspired my post
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I'm kind of leaning toward starting a ground pile just to get it going right away (I've been putting this off forever!) and then I can always move it into a bin when we have time... but your mention of bugs concerned me because I don't like bugs. Plus, you really made me consider what happens in winter. I do live in a place that gets really cold and there's no way I'm digging through snow to burry some food scraps so I was thinking with a bin, maybe I could move it into the garage? Is this possible?
We just have a ground pile. They don't make containers big enough for all the yard waste we have to compost!
In the winter we cover the compost pile with a tarp and use a tupperware container kept in the garage. We empty it out on the pile when it gets full. Saves on the number of trips out back.
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Personally, I find the ground pile to be very clean. If animals notice it, it isn't covered with enough browns. That said, dogs in a yard are curious. I suppose it doesn't hurt to try a ground pile. If it doesn't work, it is easy enough to scoop up. You could do vermicomposting indoors, but I don't know that I would put a bin indoors. Air circulation and water are both key ingredients, so that generally means drippiness, which could be pretty gross in a garage. That said, in the winter, I only go to the pile once a week. You could put your scraps in the garage until then (we leave ours in the kitchen in a closed container).