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I live in a small apartment with limited space (there is a small outdoor patio).
I want to start using a compost bin, but all the models I've found are quite large and seem to include mechanisms for turning or agitating the compost.
I was wondering if this was absolutely necessary to do and, if possible, could I just use a normal container of some sort and 'turn' the compost every so often when I extract the degraded soil to use?
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.
The bigger the composting pile is, the least turning it needs, because most of the pile remains sheltered from the dry / temperature-changing outside.
If you want to have a compost at your place with limited space to handle it, the best is probably to turn towards vermicompost. You don't need a big pile for this, and worms will do the turning for you. Great soil will come out of this in relative short time.
Another possibility is to have a big compost for the whole building. But neighbors kindness is needed for that.
Good luck!
