01-15-2007, 04:19 AM
Instead of dragging all the stuff to one spot we have several areas where trimmings get put. That's mostly from laziness since I don't feel like dragging everything up to the back of the back yard. They all turn into compost nicely no matter if they are many piles or just one. We don't turn them or anything else but we have dirt all over and don't especially need extra compost so we are mostly trying to get rid of trimmings and not create compost.
We've found chickens do really well for getting rid of table scraps. They also fertilize the yard nicely, get rid of bugs - especially centipedes, give us eggs and seem to survive the mongoose once they are grown. Their cage is up on metal legs so mongoose can't climb inside and the door is left open so they can go in and out.
I would think a compost pit would mean you'd have to dig to get the compost. I think just putting it in a pile somewhere would do just as well and be easier to get to afterwards.
We've found chickens do really well for getting rid of table scraps. They also fertilize the yard nicely, get rid of bugs - especially centipedes, give us eggs and seem to survive the mongoose once they are grown. Their cage is up on metal legs so mongoose can't climb inside and the door is left open so they can go in and out.
I would think a compost pit would mean you'd have to dig to get the compost. I think just putting it in a pile somewhere would do just as well and be easier to get to afterwards.
Kurt Wilson