<<Well I have a bum shoulder and I cant stir it up like they recommend>>
Stirring really isn't necesary--all it does is aerate it so it composts a little faster. A pile that just sits will still break down within a year or two, with nothing whatever done to it.
I finally built three bins. Right now, one has been sitting since last Midsummer; one is being filled; and one is empty, ready to start next Midsummer. The one that's been sitting may be ready to use next summer, but if not, now I have enough bins to let it just continue sitting for up to another year.
There are some options to stirring which are a lot less work/effort. You can push a fork (garden, hay, any fork-like tool) or iron bar down into the pile and wiggle it around--that will let air down into the mass. Also, as you build the pile, mix in some coarser material that will create little air pockets--some shaken-out hay or straw, twigs, that sort of thing. If the sides of the bin re open or slatted--like the pallets previously sugested--that lets some air in, too.
And if you shake out some old hay over the top of the pile (to be pulled back when you want to add to the pile) it will both help retain moisture, and will control any smells in the pile.
Rhonda
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