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applestar
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Compost Bin Idea

Problem 1: Ran out of finished compost -- need to get the current bin contents fast-cookin'
Problem 2: Neglected brush pile needs to be re-stacked to make room for a 2nd compost bin
Problem 3: Need to build/purchase 2nd compost bin

SOLUTION:
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image1055.jpg[/img] :D

Unstacked front half of the brush pile. Shoveled out composted soil underneath and leveled subsoil. Stripped small branches from big branches. Layered small branches in the area designated with 4 re-bars in corners (about 42" square). Stacked/wove big and long branches to build the new compost bin.

Now I can empty the black plastic compost bin into the new bin and get that fast-cookin' The Black bin can be used for fresh material which the neighbors don't want to see :wink:

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ID jit
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A wattle compost bin - down right brilliant!

All local materials for the most part, pretty much completely biodegradable, zero impact, no waste / landfill and self camouflaging.

When the wattling breaks down, throw it in the pile and re-wattle.

Thanks for solving a problem for me!

toxcrusadr
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I like it!

Others have used straw bales, or I saw one once where someone grew a 3-sided box of giant sunflowers and the big stalks formed a fence. At the end of the season they wove some other sunflower stems or corn stalks horizontally to make a woven fence.

ButterflyLady29
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Very nice. I couldn't do that though despite having more than enough raw material. That's kindling.

If you have a Sam's Club nearby check their gardening stuff very early in the season. The past couple years they've have really good prices on their compost bins.

Although I have a little idea I might use this spring. Lattice panels could be set up on 3 sides using t-posts as corner bracing. They would have to be cut down to 3 or 4 feet long to make a manageable pile but they would hide the mess. Castor beans or sorghum could be grown on the 3 sides to further conceal the pile.

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Great solution, and it didn't cost anything but time!

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applestar
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Thanks for digging up this ol' idea which had been kind of buried and lost in the archives of the "composting forum" :() ...I guess it just needed to be aerated :>



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