Make a compost bin using a plastic storage container.
Making a compost container.
A wood or metal lid can be easily hinged to the bin described above on this page or you can buy a commercially made compost bin with secure fitted lids which are pest proof such as the aerobin or jora jk270.
Collect these materials to start off your compost pile right.
We ll show you how to build a compost bin that s attractive.
This is an easy project that will give you finished compost in about three months.
Keeping a container in your kitchen like this white ceramic compost bucket 20 world market is an easy way to accumulate your composting materials.
Whether you ve been meaning to build one for a long time or very recently got the green thumb there s no excuse to procrastinate.
The soil beneath a compost bin becomes enriched as nutrients filter down with successive waterings.
If you have a small garden a single chamber compost bin will suffice.
If you don t have much space to compost or just want to start on a small scale consider making a compost bin from a plastic storage container.
Get also crafty with the wood galvanized utility shelving rail corrugated plastic plywood and netting and make the fabulous compost.
It really is the perfect solution when space is at a premium and especially for those weekend gardeners who only need a little bit of compost to help their vegetables or flowers.
If you don t want to buy one you can make your own indoor or outdoor compost bin.
Round up a circular saw a coping saw a tape measure a drill driver 1 16 in.
The compost bin is constructed from five quarter 5 4 rounded edge decking boards.
A compost bin is easy to build and cleaner and more convenient than a compost pile.
Next also make the double compost bin in which you can separately store the organize waste and the items that are recycle able check out a lovely sample given below in the list and do get yourself inspired.
If you decide to build a multi chamber bin each chamber will be used for the various stages in the composting cycle.
Here are instructions on building a general purpose bin as well as a yard waste only bin for composting.
This diy compost bin is for indoors and before you get leery of having a compost bin inside your home this one makes it odor free so there are no worries of smells wafting throughout the house.