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Old May 17, 2017   #13
bower
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We have similar issues with wind! My big issue is in springtime just after the thaw, the coffee filters are all over the yard. I don't have anything to contain the pile except for some old wood framed around the bottom to make the edge a little neater. But I have lots of material for layering and this is what I do to contain it in the season. I have a lot of herb straw I use for 'browns' layer, and pretty often it's just a bucket of weeds on top of that to hold it down and keep from blowing off. Kelp (since you're coastal!) makes a fantastic layer for your compost, it is hot and also if wet it's heavy and does the same thing of holding the other stuff. Kelp makes a super cap for a pile that's as big as I want it, and then I start another one and let it cook.
I am supremely lazy and don't turn the compost for a year. Ants however go nuts in these unturned piles, but what the heck... if I turn it, they'll be all over me. Hate hate ant bites.
One great thing about the hardware cloth, it will keep out rodents too. Big bonus.
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