Rats and compost?
A Seattle newspaper reader writes to the gardening advice columnist about his experience with rats and composting.
I would love to say that if a home gardener puts only the appropriate items in the compost heap, there will never be a rat issue. I don’t think that is the case, especially if the rats are already present in the neighborhood because of other sources of food, such as birdseed or neighbors who are less diligent on their own compost management.
In my experience, a compost tumbler typically won’t have any problems with rats, because they are up off the ground, so they don’t provide an easy way for a rat to hang on and gnaw.
