poncirusguy, I would use the second choice as blueberries need width to grow. If you use your first option, you will have a difficult time getting the berries and a much lesser harvest. Ron

Junk mail, not to change your mind about the type of compost bin you are contemplating but have you looked at the problems of having such a bin. First of all, it will be a heavy brute wont it....soil and water, water and soil, grass clippings and so on...that'll be some weight to deal with. Then it will be one bin...and as the contents percolate, and finally come to something useful, it will be mixed with the new add-ins...so that has to be separated. Where to put then the good stuff --from the bad. Then there's the problem of getting the contents turned over...that's a must if you expect good decomposing. And it has to be given water...water has weight.. Is the thing going to be rolled around in an attempt to mix the contents....then ask some brawny man to lift it... better get insurance. There will have to be an opening in the bottom to extract some cuz you wont be able to do that outta the top. Try using a spade in a garbage can in an attempt to lift something out...as in soil. Cant be done, there's no room unless the bin is put at an angle--like a cement mixer, that's one way to mix the contents and be able to lift out some of the contents. If you can instead make a bin--two's better/3's best out of old wood/chicken wire....there's directions for making one all over the net. Then you have a better way to separate and use. A 55-gallon drum might be considered for a rain-barrel--lots of soft water for plants.

There is a place near upper Pleasant Valley, possibly near Pine Plains, that sells used barrels that have been recycled for a reasonable price like $10 - $15 each. Their phone number is 518-398-7842. Are you predicting a dry summer next year??? LOL!! Good luck, Wayne

Tried all the recycling places in the area, with no luck. Any other ideas out there? I was told food producers. The problem I am running into is that many are not listed, and I only know of a few. Bottlers are supposed to be a good thing to try too, but again, I don't know of any around. Thanks for the lead though.