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About me: I have been an avid gardener for over 25 years and a nutty composter for all of that. My wood turning hobby contributes a lot of shavings to the compost bin, the mulch pile and muwhrooms for garden decoration.

My zone is: 5
GardenWeb Member: 2007-06-09
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Commented: Darn black plastic compost bins... OK, so I hate the things, but...Compost is compost. Stuff rots. What we do with bins and things is alter the timing. 8 weeks without turning just ain't gonna happen. You are developing an anaerobic pi...
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Commented: when to turn compost? Turn the pile when you feel like it OR when it feels like it. Every hot pile needs food, water and air. The food is all that stuff you want to make into compost. If the pile feels like a damp rag ther...
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Commented: Is this a brown or a green? While the question of brown or green depends on the amount of shavings compared to manure, shavings are so high in carbon that I would consider it a sort of rich brown. I am a wood turner who uses a l...
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