Making A Compost Container

However if you have a garden large enough to feed a large family you may want to consider building a multi chamber compost bin.

Making a compost container.

You can make this from just about any plastic container and it is the perfect diy compost bin if you are just getting started and need to learn the. 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. Collect these materials to start off your compost pile right. 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.

Here are instructions on building a general purpose bin as well as a yard waste only bin for composting. The compost bin is constructed from five quarter 5 4 rounded edge decking boards. 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. 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.

Get also crafty with the wood galvanized utility shelving rail corrugated plastic plywood and netting and make the fabulous compost. Round up a circular saw a coping saw a tape measure a drill driver 1 16 in. Keeping a container in your kitchen like this white ceramic compost bucket 20 world market is an easy way to accumulate your composting materials. Drill bits a carpenter s square two pipe clamps and a wood chisel.

We ll show you how to build a compost bin that s attractive. A compost bin is easy to build and cleaner and more convenient than a compost pile. Make a compost bin using a plastic storage container. If you decide to build a multi chamber bin each chamber will be used for the various stages in the composting cycle.

If you don t want to buy one you can make your own indoor or outdoor compost bin. If you have a small garden a single chamber compost bin will suffice. The soil beneath a compost bin becomes enriched as nutrients filter down with successive waterings.