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I just ordered one of these:
http://www.thecomposter.com/products...x.html?=Google

good idea but kind of small isn't it?

i put all my compost material on the curb now and buy it back as Dillo
Dirt. totally worth it for me.

i used to compost but it is kind of a pain.

for op: if you're composting for a garden you could consider row
composting. Basically you just bury the material where you are planing
your gardin. More info on the web.
My situation is this:

I can back my truck up at the local landfill, and for $20, they will
fill the back of an 8' bed with compost that they have made of organic
materials they have made. This compost includes fertilizers and all the
best of things my taxes can buy.

So why do I compost, you ask. So that I have a place to put my grass
clippings, kitchen trash, and various items.

I thank all the people who were in on the discussion and had positive
things to add on the topic. I learned a lot. About composting, and
about posters.

Steve

good for you dude. i'm really glad the city p/u's our clipping or i'd
have a compost pile too. i had one at my house in round rock but because
the yard was so large i filled my bin with about 4 mowings. i needed
about 3 bins to keep up. i didn't want to mulch cause the lawn really
needed to breath. it was choked from the previous owner cause he always
mulched.

you have to keep after a compost pile. it needs green and brown waste,
dirt, water, sunlight, turning. it's quite a chore.

I really like that barrel idea cause the turning is the really hard part.
but in my old house that would of held about 1.5 mowings. and i mowed
once a week in the summer.



Mulching is good for the lawn as long as you don't take more than 1/3 of
the grass height in a mowing. Also, if you aerate once every couple of
years, your lawn will have no problem digesting the clippings.
If the previous owner abused the lawn by letting the thatch build up, by
improper mowing techniques, then you may want to have it power dethatched
and overseeded at least once. You will be amazed by the results.
Why would you want to remove the life giving nutrients from your lawn?
That's what you do when you bag. You just have to allow your turf to
digest the clippings by proper management and proper mowing practices.

I did just about everything you suggested. Except reseed. That yard looked
like a park when I sold it. The realtor put "park like yard" in the desc.
for the property. Thanks to Dillo Dirt, a lot of hard work, and water. I
don't really want to discourage mulching. Just like everything: moderation
is the key. When I sold it I made about $30k profit even after realtor fees
on that one. :-) Not bad for an 18 month turn around. I sure hope the market
hold here!!!

That yard really needed a break from mulching. Also. there is always plenty
of mulch left on the yard even when I use my catcher.

Jim