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Container Composting on my Balcony

17 years ago

Hello,

I live in an apartment with a good sized west facing balcony. I think this should work, but I thought I would post it just in case if there is problems with my plans.

For background, I've started a veggie garden on my balcony and I have a couple rabbits whose litter I would like to compost (from what I've read you can use their manure directly into the gardens). I also work above a Starbucks, so I plan to get coffee grinds to help even out the alkaline rabbit urine. And then there are the usual veggie scraps (though most of those will go to the bunnies).

So here is my plan, I'm gonna get 2 plastic bins (like the 18 gal ones you can get at home depot) and then fill up only one. I would like to turn the pile once a week or every other week (basically by scooping from one bin into the next).

I would like to "use" the empty bin to collect rain water so I really don't want to drill any holes in the bins. Unfortunately, the bins I'm eyeballing at Home Depot don't have lids, but if there's a big rainstorm that gets the bin holding the compost wet, I'll just turn them over more quickly (dumping out the excess water).

Any thoughts? Thanks! Justus

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