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Choosing a Composter: Bins, Tumblers, or DIY Wire Cage

Small space? Upright plastic bins. Want fast compost? Tumblers (but they’re ugly). Low budget? Roll 10 ft of 4-ft wide fencing into a wire barrel. Gardeners Supply and CompostBins.com offer many designs. Composting is simple: pile it up and let it rot.

About Gardening: Why Compost Alone Isn't Enough for a Healthy Lawn: Nitrogen Needs and Disease Risks; Spring Compost Application: Side-Dress, Don't Smother; What Can and Cannot Go in a Compost Pile from the Vegetable Garden; Confessions of a Crude Composter: The "Anything That Rots" Method; How to Build a Composter: DIY Bin Plans for Every Garden; Fire Ants in Compost: Turn the Pile, They'll Leave; How to Safely Apply Compost to Your Hosta Bed; Can You Grow Plants in Pure County Compost? Yes, with Extra Nitrogen; How to Make Compost Tea; DeKalb County Compost: Safe for Vegetable Gardens

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