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When planning out your composting system,
here are a few things to consider:
• For a backyard composting system with
one to five horses (without the use of a
tractor or heavy equipment), use two to
three eight-by-eight-by-four-foot bins or
piles.
• If you’ll use a tractor to turn your compost,
plan on two to three eight-byeight-by-four-foot
bins or piles for one
to five horses. When using a tractor, it
Composting Space Requirements
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8 steps to mining your own “black gold.”
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helps to place bins or piles on a cement
pad. This makes it easier for the bucket to
scrape the surface and keeps the tractor
tires from tearing up the ground.
• A 30-by-30-foot area will house three
piles with some room to move.
• For larger composting systems (five horses
or more) where heavy equipment will
be used, you may want to consider two
three-sided cement bins, approximately
16-by-16-feet or 35-by-35 feet.
April 2010
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plans to build
your own
composting
system.
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