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Got Free Rubbermaid Composter - how do I start?

19 years ago

I received a free Rubbermaid compost bin today and now need to know where to start? I do not have any compost going anywhere else, so am starting from scrach.

Also, is this a good way to make compost from start to finish or should I start the cooking process in this and then build a bin in the yard to finish the process and then use this again to start another batch?

Thanks for any and all help.

Carol B

Middle Tennessee Zone 6

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Comments (2)

Kimmsr
19 years ago
The link below will take you to about the best on line composting tutorial site accessable to anyone.

Here is a link that might be useful: Florida's Online Composting
tclynx
19 years ago
It depends, how much composting are you planning to do? If you don't think you have very much material to compost, you can probably just do it in the bin. If you think you will be composting a large amount of stuff, then build a bigger bin in the yard and perhaps use the rubbermaid to collect stuff for composting.
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