Ohh the back breaking work  

I love the idea of a compost bin. Where I live at I can not have one. But I sure think that it is a great idea. Has to save you a lot of money. Once you get it going I mean! Sorry that it is back breaking work.

I don't compost, but my neighbor behind me does. And I and to theirs.
They add any kind of food products.
They have a hole dug in the ground where they add.
Then they remove it from their and place it in their garden.:)

Even though I am not very capable of doing the work myself any more I make sure all of the fall leaves go into the compost pile. One of these days I will have enough energy to make a vegetable garden and enjoy the produce i get from it.

I have a compost area surrounded by wooden pallets, so that air gets in. I put eggshells, vegetable peels, grass, leaves, dead house plants, coffee grounds, and tea bags in for sure. Just no meat, milk or fat. Everything else.

i like to throw stuff to compost on its own. i do that, to get fishing worms.

I knew someone who did this compost thing and it amazed me to know that one could do that and it would help the plants to grow however, I'm not knowledged in that field but I'd sure loved to learn! What is put into the compost pile? I can't wait to see the responses on this one!! Cool topic Grandpa Bob!!

Aw Bob, you sure work hard. I have a compost pit too, but I simply won't be able to manage one as big as the one you have. I have simply dug a pit in the earth, and I dump the kitchen waste in it. The weeds are managed separately. This is only for kitchen waste. And you are right, it makes excellent food for the plants.

Cheers and happy mylotting

I have never tried composting, it sounds as if it would be smelly and attract flies! I plan to look into it more this winter as I plan next year's flowers and garden, though. If it's back breaking, I won't be doing it with my bad back, though! Sounds as if you're being rewarded for all your work with those lovely vegetables.

hi there
i myself don't have a compost bin i have a pile outside the front in the corner where every-thing goes into.
my dad has a biggish compost pile where just about every-thing goes into it.
latas lamb101
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I just have heaps for my compost. One of them is contained within some scrap wood which makes a square box and I layer old cardboard boxes on the top to keep out the sun, but the one on the veg field is simply a heap. I don't even bother turning that one. When it's time to rotovate the field I just spread it over and the rotovator turns it in.

I do have worm bins as well though, where allot of my kitchen waste ends up. I'm constantly surprised at what an excellent job the worms do of making fabulous compost, and I use that when I'm potting things up by hand.

I'd love one of those tumbling composters for next to the house. My Dad has one and I keep saying I'll make one but just don't get around to it.

I chuck everything on the compost or in the worm bins, food scraps included. I know that isn't recommended in the gardening books, but it's primarily to avoid attracting vermin and I have no problem with them as I have a large property and any that do appear are dealt with by the cats.

I also add the chicken and rabbit bedding to the compost, as it needs a little time to rot down before it can be added to the beds.