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| Sunday, February 04, 2007 |
| Lazy Gal's Composter |
 Not sure I will invest in this for my yard. I want to compost, but am not all that excited about some large contraption taking up space in my small yard.
This SolarCone product would not require the periodic turning or stiring that other composter products seem to need. But it would still take up space and since it needs sun to work - it would take up valuable sunny space.
Still, it is an interesting product... |
| posted by Boston Gal @ 4:40 PM *
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I rarely turn my compost, maybe once or twice a year. It takes longer to fully compost, but from what I've read, you don't need to turn if you don't want to.
My composter lives on the side of the house right under my kitchen window. I do have a small container that I keep in the house (kitchen), but I dump it every couple days. In my mind the biggest benefit is that I don't have to go outside to do that.
However, the product you show looks awfully small. I always thought that a composter should be at least 3ft in all dimensions to be most efficient. It's also pricey. People in the Boston area can get composters (2 to choose from) for a lot less at the Boston Building Materials Co-op (http://www.bbmc.com/bbmc/green/productsforyard.html). (I'm not affiliated with them. I just think they're an amazing place. Then again, any place that has tools is amazing in my book!)
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I have a vegetable garden and a composter. I put the composter right next to where I want the compost to go. This way I don't have to do the backbreaking job of shoveling and moving the compost where I want it to go. I move the composter every spring to a different spot. If you don't turn it over it usually takes about 4 months to totally break down. I started composting 10 years ago and I sleep better knowing that I'm doing my part to reduce greenhouse gases, landfill and my vegetables love it.
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That looks like a neat composter, but you could so easily make one like it.
I don't turn my compost that much either. When I first started, I turned it at least once a week. Now I do it maybe every several months. If you're in a hurry for finished compost turning is important. Otherwise, who cares? Composting can be as labor intensive or as lazy as you want it to be.
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I rarely turn my compost, maybe once or twice a year. It takes longer to fully compost, but from what I've read, you don't need to turn if you don't want to.
My composter lives on the side of the house right under my kitchen window. I do have a small container that I keep in the house (kitchen), but I dump it every couple days. In my mind the biggest benefit is that I don't have to go outside to do that.
However, the product you show looks awfully small. I always thought that a composter should be at least 3ft in all dimensions to be most efficient. It's also pricey. People in the Boston area can get composters (2 to choose from) for a lot less at the Boston Building Materials Co-op (http://www.bbmc.com/bbmc/green/productsforyard.html). (I'm not affiliated with them. I just think they're an amazing place. Then again, any place that has tools is amazing in my book!)