You might think about lining the bottom with pallets - the slats provide access for worms and organisms, but the boards help keep the compost mostly above the soil........
Sarah Sarah Bailey Master Gardener Program Coordinator Pesticide Safety Educator Cooperative Extension Service 1800 Asylum Avenue West Hartford, CT 06117 Ph: 860-570-9023 Fax: 860-570-9008 Email: sarah.bai...@uconn.edu An Equal Opportunity Employer and Program Provider. -----Original Message----- From: community_garden-boun...@list.communitygarden.org [mailto:community_garden-boun...@list.communitygarden.org] On Behalf Of greenbe...@comcast.net Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 1:11 PM To: community_garden@list.communitygarden.org Subject: [Community_garden] should compost bins in FL have a floor on them or not? We are trying to weigh the pros and cons of building a compost bin (about 12'W x 15'L x 4'H with a cement bottom. On the one hand, we'd like the worms and other organisms to reach the raw materials easily, without a floor. On the other hand, we are in Florida, and mature compost disappears quickly into our sandy soil when compost sits right on the ground. What is your community garden's compost bin or area like? What factors made you decide to construct a compost with or without a floor? Catherine Dente Culverhouse Community Garden Sarasota FL -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20101014/e525d64d/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: community_garden@list.communitygarden.org To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: community_garden@list.communitygarden.org To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org
