Compost Zodiac

The Worrier

Profile: You imagine disease-carrying animals tearing through your pile and destroying it.

Advice: "A compost pile may attract moles, voles, and snakes, but these critters won't ruin the pile," Shell says. If you worry about dogs, raccoons, or rats, use an enclosed compost tumbler.

What's Your Sign?

• The Slacker

• The Engineer

• The Speedster

• The Alchemist

• The Worrier

• The Mystic

• The Hoarder

• The Microbe Manager

• The Industrialist

• The Novice

• The Nonbeliever

• The Evangelist

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