How do I design a compost station for a garden?
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Janette
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what is the fastest and easiest way to design a compost station for garden
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Check out You Tube - there are lots of options out there.
Here's bunch of them https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=DIY+low+cost+easy+compost+bins if you live in southwest/desert forget using anything plastic it'll crack in a month because it needs to be in sun,stick with metal or wirehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FZznkQXZzE DIY tumbler (this one needs much smaller holes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzGaXMVmsUo one more more detailed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xoypwb7dHDg
Hi Janette - Here's a great 101-style article on getting started with composting and everything you ever need to know. Also how we DIY'ed building our compost bin. My Stepson built it for a Boy Scout merit badge. Hope this all helps and happy composting! Hugs, Holly
https://pinkfortitude.com/composting/
https://pinkfortitude.com/compost-bin/
I live in the PNW, so plastic is OK here. Try for a UV stabilized one. They are cheaper and better than you can build, and rats can't chew through them. The one modification I've undertaken is to pour a thin (1"-2") concrete bottom for them. Simply place the bin in its desired location, make sure it is on solid ground or rock, and then fill the bottom part with quick-crete or whatever cheap, bagged concrete is sold near you. If you don't fill the bottom, you WILL get mice and rats living in/under them. I've also moved my bins several times. These concrete bottoms are heavy, but they come right out. And I can place them inside the bins again once I've moved them. Best of all, no rats can get it -- as long as you don't leave the lid ajar. Good luck.