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David in Normandy[_8_] · 26-11-2011, 10:20 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

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hello.i've got rats nesting in my compost bin!i'm not sure how they have
got in.what should i do?cheers,lee

Unless your compost bin is indoors, nothing. If they're not in the compost
bin they'll be under the shed, or in the bin area, or wherever. But not far
away.

Actually, they dislike disturbance. Turning the heap over (i.e.
making a new one out of the contents) is all I need to do.

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

I had mice living in one of my compost bins last Winter. They did a
smashing job of converting all the cardboard and paper into fine bits
along with the rest of the compost. Come spring it was the best batch of
compost of all the bins and easy to spread on the garden. First time
I've thought of the little buggers as doing something useful.

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David in Normandy.
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