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PAY DIRT HOMEOWNERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT REAP THE BENEFITS OF COMPOSTING.(HOMEGARDEN)
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The Capital Times (Madison, WI)
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April 28, 2001
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2001 Capital Newspapers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Even though my isthmus yard was small in terms of square footage, it packed a wallop in terms of garden waste. There was no grass, just a solid mass of shrubs, bulbs, vines and perennials that generated enough trimmings and clippings that my husband built a big three-bin compost system using wood pallets.
It was a great system except for one problem - the same problem that plagues our wire bin system in the current garden. The bins are too cumbersome for me to open easily.
And that's critical since the secret to composting is turning the pile. Thus I need to be able to unhook the bin quickly and easily and move the whole wire cage framework to a new spot. Then the ...
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