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For the past few weeks, we’ve been gathering kitchen scraps in a small pail and depositing them every few days in our “compost bin” – a paper yard waste bag behind our garage. Our temporary solution is starting to get a bit soggy and is probably going to start composting any day itself, so it was high time we get to work on building a true bin.
After scouring online searching for plans, we found two that seemed doable and adaptable to our space, this one from This Old House
It included very good measurements and instructions, but we needed a two-bin solution, plus the amount of cedar wood to build it was gonna be kinda pricey.
We then found these plans, which use wire mesh for the walls and wood cut down on cost. We really would have loved to have two bins, but we just don’t have the space for it AND the several perennial herbs we’d like to plant nearby.
After some careful calculations by DH and a trip to the hardware store (and the town brush dump to dispose of our neighbors yard waste so we could borrow his trailer to transport wood) we were on our way to building our compost bin!
Pictures of the finished product to come! I’m super excited to compost again. It’ll be a great addition to our a garden next summer, especially since we’re hoping to do raised beds for our vegetables. I’m hoping by next spring we’ll have enough compost ready to work it into both our vegetable and flower gardens. Plus, I just love the idea of returning the “green” and “brown” waste to the ground and reusing it to grow more beautiful and yummy treats. Far better than it ending up in a landfill!
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4 Responses to “Going Green: Compost”
I made my own compost bin when we lived in Vadnais Heights. From the Victory Garden show on PBS, I believe. It had three sections, so you could move the compost as it was developing. So three times the size of the one you have pictured. If you want me to look for old photos, I will.
Just checked out the other compost bin you mentioned as “these” plans. That is nearly identical to what I built for us many years ago! Only thing I didn’t do was have a cover or lid on top of them. But the rest is the same. Very, very good compost bin. Now I want another one here. But where would I put it??
Well, our compost bin is in limbo – we’re waiting for a new drill to arrive. But it’s almost done!
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