Thursday 9 April 2020

Why Build a Compost Bin?



Getting perfect soil to grow things in is part of the hardest work the gardener has. Adding compost to your soil feeds and replenishes it, and composting isn’t difficult to learn. If you build compost bin in your garden, you’ll be helping to create a perfect growing environment because you’ll be more likely to use organic compost if you make it yourself! If you don’t want to go to the trouble of making a bin, why not just try creating a compost pile. The soil doesn’t mind where the compost is being made!

It’s possible to buy compost from garden supplies merchants, but this is expensive, especially if it’s organic compost – and you will still need to buy compost for at least a year until your home produced compost is usable.

To create a compost area, designate a small part of your garden and perhaps place a piece of fencing around it just to keep it neat, or a compost screen, if you can build one specially for the purpose. Make it have a little door flap that can open at the bottom so that you can insert your fork or space to take compost out to use. Then pile all of the garden debris in that area. It will rot, breakdown and become organic compost over time.



Kitchen Leftovers Also Add to the Compost



Any kitchen waste should also be taken down to the compost area to add to the garden waste. You can use special composting bags if you don’t want this to go on the compost as it is, then the bags go onto the compost and everything degrades together.

It will take about a year for to build usable compost but your soil will be more productive for using it once the compost starts to take shape.

Compost Bin Plans Make Easy Guides

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