That looks great Rita! I would only be worried about those sharp edges of the screen with your boys. It would cause a bad scratch if they ran around it and into it.

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Well that is good. You know me, ever the momma.

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We are all under the same stars... therefore we are never far apart.

I bet. I know when we put up he fence at my in-laws house, I got several scratches. Not very fun at all!

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Thanks Tammy.. I screwed it to the other side to where I can remove the wire for easy shoveling... Problem is I didn't let it rest so now I think i have to re-add the big stuff and let it "rest" ... But am unsure of how long Do you know?? It did work very well though..I used a small garden rake to move it across the holes..

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you don't have to add anything to it. Just leave it alone for a while and then use it. I think that's what Weezie means. Me I can never do that. As soon as I sift it I use it lol. Today I was out there adding some to our rain burm so that it looks pretty rather than all gravelly. And then I added some to the crocuses and daffodil bed. I still need to put more out there but it was getting a little warm out there so I came in. Then I'll put some in the container where the hollyhocks were. They ate a bunch of the soil I had in that contain and I'll have to add more to get it back up to the level I like to have it in there. I'm thinking of pulling up the marigolds in that container and putting something else in there. The marigolds are so spidermite eaten that they look dead. Ooooops off topic sorry.

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That does sound like a good system. But remember the optimal size is 3 by 3 by 3 feet. The 7 footers and larger can actually self combust. Or so I read somewhere.

Lets see as far as a difference. Remember I started with nothing but a clay embankment. With the compost the soil is softer, the weeds are much easier to pull up. The soil holds the moisture a little longer rather than all just running off before it soaks in. Making planting holes is much easier. And I have a hole bunch more tomatoes on my plants this year than I did last year.

Also I was able to grow chinese lanterns in 100 percent compost that I couldn't get to grow in the clay at all.

Of course I haven't been able to make much compost so we are only talking about 1 inch coverage over the entire bed for last and this growing season. Where ever I move I hope to be able to do closer to 1/2 compost to 1/2 garden soil in all the beds per year. But of course that won't be here because of the road widening.

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Greatttttttt lookin' Sifter..
One question...
Did you add more of those pieces of wood on the top of it, *I see only one*...
For me, I would have made it so ther'es a bowl like, *I'll post a picture of mine to get an idea of what I am talking about (*ohhhhhhhh how I dislike typing sometimes and no pen and paper..*)



Okay got the photo...
A bowl like, so that what I have a load of compost in there and I start sifting, it doesn't get lost over the edges...
Does that make sense???

That reallllllly is a spiffy idea...

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Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





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I do sorta understand about wanting to take it off.. so you can stir it...

I'd make a box that was the exact size of your top, and that could go on and off as needed/nessessary..

I just hate loosing annnnnny of that black gold..

I'll be here waiting for the pictures..
*although I am sneaking out doors in a bit to
go clean my grill off for BS*

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/

I use a rake back to separate it..
And the top opens


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I see how it goes now...
You do small little loads,
it's lower in the middle....
so it stays in the middle..

and the one side flips up to
be able to get inside....

For me and when I have happy helpin' hands,
I have to have sides on it, or else they'd be flippin' allllll my compost all over the place..
*without guidelines to keep it inside...*

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/

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Originally posted by SpringFever:
PS can you send some of those helpers???

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Ohhhhhhh Spring, you might not want them the whole day.... They're pretty good in the very beginning... but then they tend to like to start flicking it at each other... or having trowel wars, "Luke, here is your compost" *like Darth Vader*, or then start digging tunnels in it, and you're not allowed to sift into there, Mom!!! I just f@rted, and oh, they're a scream alright...I tell them they are lucky they are soooooo cute...

Keep me posted if you make any other adjustments..
That really is a neat getup you have there....

*what kind of wood did you make it out of?*

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





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Originally posted by SpringFever:
Plain ole 2x6 treated wood ...

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Can I ask another question????
Are you using this compost for regular flower beds or veggies????

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Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/

Only for the flowers ... I know about the chemicals in the PTL so I would never use it around any food types! they don't grow worth a hill of beans in my yard either!

The only area that Might be good is in the very front and People would just take it anyhow!!

I say the same thing to My Husband too

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Man, you work fastttttt....
Congrats on the new bin.....

They look awesome...I love'em!!!

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/

Thanks!
Angel are you lugging it home with you?

Weezie Had to do it fast !! Stuff was piling up!

Ohhh I got the mother load of leaves!! Nice soggy on the forest floor!! I am gonna mow them and throw them hehee!

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I am very Excited!! I have already used up all the last batch of compost!! I hope there is enough time to make some more this year!! That is why I am gonna chop it all up small!!

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The last batch took me only about 6 weeks not tooo tooo bad .... All free to me
Keith would so never get me a tumbler!
I just make sure I turn it every day with my garden claw...It really works well to chop and mix things up! And keep it damp..That is all I can do at this point!!
For the amount of land I have I am sure this will be fine for me! Unless I just get totally addicted to making dirt

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Yeah Keith is about the same.... DO I have to save THIS or that... YES you do!! How do you expect me to save on my gardening if you do not contribute!! Ohh and the Do I have to bag the grass!! Ummmm YES haha

The tumbler does sound quite nice though! How long does it take??
Would mine work faster if I put a top or plastic over it??

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I did dump the bigger things in the new bin.. I remember you saying about the microbes before..But I am sure it will help out..the wood I used was sitting in a pile of leaves and such for 3 years..

I think it might of absorbed some of the beneficial Hoping though!

Tomorrow I am planning on getting some of those leaves and dirt mowing them up

I know I am not doing it perfect!! Worth a shot..Hoping for a jump start for next spring!

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Thanks there Angel!! A vacation without kids hmmm sounds nice and quiet!!..

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Thank you Verry Much!! I love them!!

PS a little simpsons fan?? Love the name!!

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