Start Your Composters!
Tuesday August 26, 2008
There is no better time to start a compost pile than in the fall. The weather is cool enough to work comfortably, there’s usually plenty of rain to keep the pile moist and you have all that plant debris from cleaning up and pruning back your garden beds. Even if your area gets too cold for the pile to cook all winter, it will certainly be compacted enough to give you lots of space to add to it in the spring. Don’t let all that wonderful raw material go to waste this fall. Get a new compost pile started ASAP, with some help from this video.
Photo: © Marie Iannotti (2008) licensed to About.com, Inc.
Comments
Do not feel forced to purchase a compost bin. Some compost bins or compost tumblers can go for $200-$500! That’s nonsense. Compost bins and tumblers can be constructed very easily with materials you may already have or can get for free or very cheap. I posted a few examples of DIY compost bins and tumblers on my site. Be sure to check out the 55 gallon barrel compost tumbler.
I don’t mind when people want to post messages letting readers know about their own sites, but at least take the time to look at the message you’re responding to. Amanda was making a composter out of an old garbage can and giving general composting tips. She didn’t deserve to be dismissed as a salesperson hawking expensive gadgets.