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Compost makers are where you find them. They may be either the people who make the compost or the equipment they use.

On a municipal or commercial level, compost makers will usually be large machinery. They may be something as simple as the bucket on a farm tractor that is used to pick up compost material and slowly slip it over the edge so as to mix and pile it or they could be as specialized as compost rotators that are essentially open ended tubes. The tube is set at about 5° off horizontal and material is dropped in the top. The tube slowly rotates and the the material is continually aerated and beaten smaller. Moisture content is closely monitored and the compost may be finished in as little as five days.

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Compost piles are a feast for millions of microorganisms. Once the proper mix of food, moisture and air are available, the parties come to the feast and do their work. However, most of those who compost want it as fast as possible and some suppliers of garden materials tell us we need an accelerator or starter for the pile to make it work faster. They are only half right when it comes to an accelerator for the compost pile.

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