Making A Compost Container

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.

Making a compost container.

If you decide to build a multi chamber bin each chamber will be used for the various stages in the composting cycle. Drill bits a carpenter s square two pipe clamps and a wood chisel. If you don t want to buy one you can make your own indoor or outdoor compost bin. 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. If you have a small garden a single chamber compost bin will suffice. 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.

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. A compost bin is easy to build and cleaner and more convenient than a compost pile. Keeping a container in your kitchen like this white ceramic compost bucket 20 world market is an easy way to accumulate your composting materials. 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.

This is an easy project that will give you finished compost in about three months. 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 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.

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. Make a compost bin using a plastic storage 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.