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How to Make a Compost Bin
with Year Round Compost
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When I bought my old house, I found a compost pile hidden in
a smelly garden nook. Everything had rotted and had to be
cleared away. Clearly, if I was going to make my own
compost, I would also need to make a compost bin that will
survive the constant rain of Washington State. decided to
make a compost bin that will allow me to turn the compost
your-round and prevent it from rotting. This way, I’d have
ready compost for the Fall, Spring and anything in between.
How I Made My Compost Bin
In dryer climates I had managed to get away with
constructing a simple wire compost bin by wrapping chicken
wire around wooden stakes. But turning the compost regularly
was difficult. Now that I lived in a wet region, I decided
to take advantage of the rain and turn my compost pile more
frequently. I needed to make a compost bin that will help me
with the task.
I decided to make a compost bin with a firm frame and the
option of an added compartment. To that end, I adapted a
smart design I found on the University of Missouri’s
website. To make my compost bin, just follow these steps.
Step 1. Drive the Corner Stakes
Decide on the size of compost bin you’d like to make then
double your measurements, as if to make two bins back to
back. Drive pressure-treated 2x4 stakes into the ground at
the corners of what will become your compost bin. Position
the 4 inch sides in such a way that the frame of the compost
bin will be 2 inch wide.
Step 2. Drive the Middle Stakes
At this point, the compost bin you’re making will appear to
have a rectangular shape—in fact, it is two squares back to
back. At the long sides of the rectangle drive the middle
stakes as follows: For each side drive two stakes, leaving a
distance of 3 inches between them. Remember to position the
4 inch sides in such a way that the frame of the compost bin
will remain 2 inches wide.
Step 3. Stretch the Chicken Wire
Stretch chicken wire around the stakes that form the frame
of the compost bin. I like to attach the chicken wire one
stake at a time. I don’t mind if the chicken wire is a
little loose, only that it be firmly attached. I find that
twirling craft wire around the stakes and thus trapping the
wire net is easiest. But you can also use nails or
industrial strength staples.
Step 4. Make the Compost Bin Separator
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