Re: Black Gold/Compost was: plastic trash cans

Doreen-

When we first moved into our home 6 years ago my husband started a compost 
pile in the back corner of the yard just by starting to stack/pile leaves, 
grass clippings, etc. there.  Nothing to contain it....just a big pile of YUK 
that I was scared to go around for fear of snakes and other creepy critters.  
Anyway--I asked him to clean it up and he kinda did--he make a semi barrier 
around it with timbers and cinder blocks, I still didn't like it....but the 
pile WAS producing "Black Gold". 

So last October, my husband went to Sears Hardware and bought a power tool 
for no apparant reason other than he wanted it......well, the reason to tell 
you that part was because I had been putting off getting a "real" composter 
because of the expense (rather spend money on plants).....so when the kids 
fell asleep I went to Sears Hardware--checked out their rubbermaid composting 
bins, they had two left at $85/each---asked the sales associate if he would 
take something off because it was the end of the season....he took 15% off 
with a smile.  The point of the entire story now is that I have a nice neat 
composter in the back corner that blends with it's surroundings----AND it 
doesn't stink.  Had I planned better I would have probably bought a different 
one but this one works fine.  The composting process is a bit slower than 
when the "stuff" was in the open air.....but it is worth the wait.

Good Luck

Kemberly McLain

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