Want To Build Your Own Compost Bin? Then Here Are Some Tips For You!

If you would rather not purchase a bin for your compost pile, you should still devise a way to contain it. Building your own bin doesn't have to be complicated or expensive and in fact, you can easily do it and it wouldn't cost you a lot of money. Doing this means that you have more control over the size of the pile and unwelcome animals can be prevented from helping themselves to free food.

If you are using recycled lumber and it has been treated (either painted or stained) make sure it has been done using non-toxic material. You do not want anything toxic or poisonous to come in contact with your compost, especially if you are going to be using it where you are growing food.

What you need are four 4 foot sections of 2X4 and 20 3 foot sections of 1X6 boards. Using a sledgehammer, begin by hammering the 2X4 lumber pieces into the ground at the corners that will become a 3 feet squared container and be sure that there's a space at each corner post that's 3 feet apart. The next thing you need to do is to put five boards to every side and use nails to secure each end of the board to the corner post. There should be enough room in between each board for air circulation and this is something you need to keep in mind. To cover the top, you can try using another flat piece of large material or a piece of plywood and make sure it's large enough to act as a cover.

Another way to build your own bin is to use new or recycled pallets. Find wooden pallets (you may be able to find them at a land fill site) and nail or screw them together to form a square. You can even give the bin a bottom if you want, and you need to add a fifth in order to do this but it's really not necessary.

There's another option and it includes enclosing the pile with a wire mesh. Afterwards, a circle can be created with the mesh and use metal ties to secure it or the wooden posts can be hammered in a circle around the pile and the mesh can be secured to the wooden posts.

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