Monday, June 21, 2010

I need help coming up with a cheap way to make a compost...?

I don't have any money now to even buy chicken wire to make a compost pile out of. Are there any ways to make a free compost, without making it smell bad for me or my neighbors?I need help coming up with a cheap way to make a compost...?
You can just build a pile on the ground. Keep it turned and you won't have smells.





My favorite composters are just a set of salvaged pallets (ones with a couple broken boards are fine), set on edge to make the letter E in aerial


view. To turn the pile, move it from one compartment of the E to the other -- a way of keeping things tidier.I need help coming up with a cheap way to make a compost...?
Make sure you don't add meat products or grease. Also make sure you don't pile on lots of grass because it will be anaerobic and create a smell. Use grass but mix it with leaves, dirt, or something else - the purpose being to let in air. Grass alone compacts and keeps the air out.





You can just make a pile on the ground and turn it once or twice a week.
All I ever did was create a pile. Makes it easier to turn and ventilate. Start it where you will someday want to plant something as the ground under the pile will also be enriched.


I used leaves, grass clippings, potato peelings, egg shells, anything organic. Add some dirt now and then as you turn it.
a good cheap way to compost is to dig a hole, throw in the scraps etc then throw a handful of blood and bone or lime , cover with soil , the worms will do the decomposition for you, 4-6 weeks later you will have beautiful soil
just make a pile.... the best working pile is three ft high and three ft wide.... that's big enuff to really 'cook'.....


and having TWO piles, so you can turn them easily is great idea!...





this site will help you get going...





http://www.composting101.com/
well the cheapest way is to dig a hole and fill it with garden waste.


But if you do not like that idea here is a web site.
just build a pile.. and I guarentee you will find tons of compostable material within a mile radius.





it's very rare a pile will smell bad enough to bother anyone within 20' of it (if at all)

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