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Gary wrote:

Do you keep your compost pile covered? I.E. Out of the rain?

Simple answer, yes. My plastic composter has a lift up lid.

No, and it has problems with dryness even so. But it is an open heap
held in by wire mesh.

Is the top flat? If it has a 'hill' the water will just run off. If the top
is flat and your pile is dry then loosening the surface may allow water to
soak in. Or your pile is really dry and no wicking action is possible and
the water will just run off.

Yup. I try to make it dished, to catch the rain :-)

This is in a place with an average of 23" of rain a year. In the
west, with double that, I might not do the same.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.