Comment by ☯️ dragfyre

=> Re: "Speak to us of compost. For the past few years I haven't..." | In: s/farming

do the bears tend to attack it? over here it's rats we have to worry about more, but I'm assuming if you can build a bear-proof compost bin you should be able to build a rat-proof one...

=> ☯️ dragfyre [OP]

2024-10-08 · 4 months ago

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=> 🔥 luddite · Oct 13 at 15:48:

I think they tried but gave up. There are easier pickings in our general area for them to snack on. I'd rather deal with bears than rats, I don't know how you'd keep them from finding a way in. Maybe build a cat house nearby and employ some natural predation strategies...

=> 🚀 Pollard · Oct 21 at 12:58:

I never seem to be able to get the quantity of ingredients needed to make a good size pile that will heat up. I've been buying it a couple of towns over but it's not great stuff. I use it for mulch and it will work into the soil eventually. I'm doing no till.

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=> 🌒 s/farming

Speak to us of compost. For the past few years I haven't had easy access to my familiar premade bins and have been roughing it by digging holes and covering them with something heavy to keep the pests out. It's been so-so; it does seem to help the garden somewhat, but we get a lot of snails. I'm hoping our next home will bring us somewhere with more acreage so we have more space for a big bin, maybe even a DIY pallet bin. How is your compost going?

=> 💬 dragfyre · 4 comments · 1 like · 2024-10-07 · 4 months ago