Hope this helps ... it's great for someone who has a small-average sized family garden in the city or suburbs. Good Luck, Happy Gardening, and thanks for asking Hometalk for help :)
Whatever you use you need to make sure it has air flow and you can get into it to turn it over so it composts and doesn't mold. We have a large yard so I took the head and foot board from a wooden bed frame and added hardware clothe for the sides. The back is the wall of my garden shed, and the front is just a board that is slightly lower and attached to the frame on each end. Its got lots of air flow and is easy to get into it. If you have a smaller area look on craigslist and see if anyone is getting rid of a compost bin cheap. There are some nice ones out there that are hand crank. It can at least give you an idea of how to make one for a smaller space.
Take a clean food grade plastic barrel with a lid on both sides, drill some holes for air flow, fill it up, lay in it's side and roll around the yard. Or Just take some T poles, about 4 of them, make a square, wrap wire around fill it with your vegies and scraps and let sit, or for faster compost turn and water.
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Use a pickle barrel
Hope this helps ... it's great for someone who has a small-average sized family garden in the city or suburbs. Good Luck, Happy Gardening, and thanks for asking Hometalk for help :)
http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/08/younghouselovedotcompost/
http://www.hometalk.com/categories/green-living/composting/compost-bins
Whatever you use you need to make sure it has air flow and you can get into it to turn it over so it composts and doesn't mold. We have a large yard so I took the head and foot board from a wooden bed frame and added hardware clothe for the sides. The back is the wall of my garden shed, and the front is just a board that is slightly lower and attached to the frame on each end. Its got lots of air flow and is easy to get into it. If you have a smaller area look on craigslist and see if anyone is getting rid of a compost bin cheap. There are some nice ones out there that are hand crank. It can at least give you an idea of how to make one for a smaller space.
Does your municipality distribute them? Worth asking!
Whatever you use just remember to roll it around regularly and have fun
Take a clean food grade plastic barrel with a lid on both sides, drill some holes for air flow, fill it up, lay in it's side and roll around the yard. Or Just take some T poles, about 4 of them, make a square, wrap wire around fill it with your vegies and scraps and let sit, or for faster compost turn and water.