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Re: Compost & Racoons

In a message dated 6/3/98 7:32:14 PM !!!First Boot!!!,
swestaway@smtplink.coh.org writes:

 I know you aren't supposed to add any 
meat, etc. but I'm thinking of kitchen scraps in general.  I know they like 
corn, but do they go for any of the other stuff? Or will being well mixed in 
stop the problem?

That will not stop the problem.  Raccoons and possums are omnivores and will
happy dig to get what delectable wastes they smell.  To take care of this, you
can get a compost bin that has a cover that locks on, or you can take the
attitude that if the 'coons and possums eat it, they'll "process" the wastes
and possibly share the processed result with you ;-)  If you're in a city,
though, I would be cautious of rats.  Otherwise, as long as you keep the pile
stirred up every week or so so that the air circulates and don't put in so
much that you get a bad odor bothering you or your neighbors, I can't see a
good reason not to put in meat scraps.

Helen
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