"Dirt Cheap Compost Bin's"

Junk taking up space!

   Well last season was the end of my two compost bins that I had had for 4 years. They had rotted beyond repair. So we had to have a wienie roast with them! lol! After a while the yellow pine that I had made them out of started to rot away. So because I am trying to re-purpose and do things as cost effective as I can.  I took this pile of scraps and a pallet and made a compost bin. It's amazing what you can find just laying around from older projects to do the job that you need.

  What is a compost bin, you might ask? A compost bin is usually a bin or barrel that holds plant matter (grass, leaves,etc.) or very specific type of animal product like egg shells,manure or kitchen scraps. You put green plant matter, brown plant matter, and an activator in this container, mix it well and let the microorganisms do the rest. I love collecting the little worms as I garden and toss them in the bin or in my raised beds. Microorganisms begin to feed off this matter and produce more of themselves. This heats up the pile, sometimes up to 140 degrees, and disinfects the pile through that prolonged heat. After the process is over (2 weeks to 2 years, depending on how active you are with it) you are left with a dark soil that can be used for various things like a soil amendment, ground cover, etc. But I will do another post and give more information. Just build on it's free, rich soil for your gardens! How did it turn out? Read on:

                                                       As you can tell my bin is roughly 4'x4'x42". That's a lot of compost for anybody to use, but since these pictures were taken, I have added one more right beside this one. All the wood was scrap pieces I had from old projects, the pallet I got from the nursery down the street. I did dig down and place the bottom 1x6 in the ground to help, ward off weeds and grass. Then just assembled everything with galvanized screws. Compost Bins can be made out of anything though, as long as it can hold the organic matter. You can't really tell from the pictures but everything but the pallet is treated lumber. Treated will withstand the heat when composting and is rot and insect resistant. Now I have killed 2 birds with 1 stone. I have cleaned up some junk from in my building and assembled 2 useful compost bins!

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