How To Start A Compost Bin In Your Backyard
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How to start a compost bin in your backyard. Storing compost in the kitchen. Composting will take some getting used to but once you form the habit it becomes second nature. Keeping a container in your kitchen like this chic white ceramic compost bucket from world market is an easy way to accumulate your composting materials. It can be a compost bin.
Life kit whether you ve got a small apartment or a big backyard there are ways to compost your kitchen scraps in any space. Moisten dry materials as they are added. How to start composting. The easiest way to start composting now.
Composting not only reduces trash in landfills but also improves your backyard at home. Just like it s a good idea to slow down and plan a garden bed before rushing out to buy your plants it s also smart to do a little planning before starting a compost heap. Layer dry brown waste like leaves and soil with green materials like grass cuttings and kitchen scraps until you fill up your bin. Protecting your compost pile if you do decide to start a compost pile in your backyard and you don t have a lid on your compost.
Once you set up your compost bin composting is not hard at all. Collect these materials to start off your compost pile right. Add brown and green materials as they are collected making sure larger pieces are chopped or shredded. But it could also be a compost drum that you turn with a handle or even just a pile in your backyard.
Since your main compost bin will be outdoors it would be a good idea to keep a small wastebasket indoors that you can fill up with all your composting. If you don t want to buy one you can make your own indoor or outdoor homemade compost bin. To start composting in your yard build or buy a compost bin out of wood or wire mesh. Select a dry shady spot near a water source for your compost pile or bin.
Taking a little extra time to plan ahead can save a headache or simply make composting a little easier later on. I have a large bin that s 50 gallons or more.