thistletoes wrote:
Sheldon wrote:

composter snipped
I bought this one about 10 years ago, it works very well and it's
still going strong
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Sheldon, do you recommend the plastic or wire base, or non at all? I
live in Northern Idaho, mountain region- cold winters. Thanks for
your sage advice,


The wire screen is really not a base per se, it's just a mesh covering
that's supposed to keep rodents out of the composter. At the time I
bought mine the screen wasn't an available option although I could
have easily made one myself of galvanized hardware cloth. The mesh is
really only necessary if you have a rodent problem or you live in a
municipality that has ordinances concerning composters, usually only
in areas where folks live live close together on relatively small
lots. I don't think a mesh covering is at all necessary when you live
in a rural area

Many years ago I lived in Sandpoint, Idaho, just north of town on
Selle Road.