My Compost Bin Plans
One of the fun things about a blog is that I get to see the search terms that got you here. Over the last week or so, I’ve gotten quite literally dozens of hits from people searching on compost bins.…
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Compost Updates
First of all, I’ve named the compost pet Composta Heep. We like Thadd because he immediately got the Imogen Heep reference. Second, today was the big flip. I decided bin #1 was full enough, so it was time to fork…
Bin There, Done That
Although to be honest, the bins are only 90% done. I still need to pick up a bit more lumber- 5/4 x 4 to finish off the side slats, and probably two more pieces of 5/4×6 to rip down into…
Compost Bin Progress!
It’s been slow progress- after all, I’m fitting this in around actual, paying jobs- but I’m getting there. Some technical details: all the wood you see is dimensional (not nominal) local white oak. That means those 4×4 posts are actually…
Designing a Compost Bin
As soon as we moved in, I started a compost pile. I’ve done a fair bit of reading on the subject, but it all comes back to a simple principle- throw it on the pile, cover with dirt, and it’ll…