In message , Alan Gould
writes
In article , Philip
writes

I do composting to the same scale that I garden. Medium sized garden
= medium sized compost heap. My compost heap is a by-product of my
gardening activity, it is not my raison d'etre.

That's the right way to approach composting for a recreational garden.
By those standards our composting could be described as big time, though
like yours it is just an outcome of the garden it serves. For our two
acre garden, we use four boxes constructed from railway sleepers. The
system is, one making, one maturing, one using, plus one for delivered
horse manure. Pictures and a full description of the system can be seen
in the urg FAQ on composting at:
http://www.nugget.demon.co.uk/MetaFAQ/organic.html
Pity you are where you are and not near here.
A local lady (riding school) has lots of horse manure and is having to
pay to have most of it taken away.
Hope you are well. I remember the pics you sent of your garden some 6
or so years ago.
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June Hughes