Since it has been raining every day since March 12th and been quite cool here, composting has been slow.  I emptied the compost that was in the composter for two months and put it into a new made raised bed that has not been planted.  It will probably set all winter before I plant in it.  I made another batch rather quickly since we had some warmer days in August.  I am using a lot of the manure from the chicken pen along with grass clippings and some cut up stems and debri from the garden.Three hail storms have created a lot of debri in the garden to compost.I moved the ComposTumbler to the SE corner of the garden.  It is more sheltered there.  I am thinking it will help in the cooler months to extend the composting season.I have decided that we definately need to cover the entire garden area if we intend to garden in Colorado.