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Thanks, Composters

Hi All,

Just wanted to thank everyone for all their tips on building a
compost bin. I got many replies, and didn't have time to reply
to each one. I think the cinder blocks were a good idea, and so
was the hardware cloth, but I guess we decided to go with a
bin that lies somewhere between the two as far as permanency
goes. We will try to find wood pallets, and see if they will
work for us for this year, at least. They seem to be movable,
yet sturdy, cheap, yet long lasting enough. Our problem here
in Southern California is that these wooden pallets are kind
of at a premium. Stores and industries tend to lock them up,
or sell them to recyclers. My roomate works for a paper
warehouse so she is going to try there first. You folks in
the Northwest are pretty lucky to be able to go and take
truckloads of them..   =:-o
I have a large piece of plywood I will use as backing to
the block wall, in case there is anything leaching from it.
I'm also thinking that using the rebar with 2 X 2's structure
would be too large a diameter to fit through 2 X 2's. The
only rods I could find that were small enough were galvanized
and really were expensive.
Thanks again to all of you who replied.
Shawn
swestaway@smtplink.coh.org
Claremont, Ca  (USDA Zone 9b?, Sunset zone 19?)
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