There are many options for compost bins now on the market. You can also make one
yourself. It all depends on you style, thriftiness and/or available materials.
Most of the commercially available
bins are made for quick composting, which speeds the composting rates four to six fold. They are normally a plastic type enclosure
that is filled with finely shredded organic material. You will turn the compost a few times, and normally turn
out usable compost with in a month.
You can also make compost bins out of chicken wire, wood, bricks, or other
items. This is the option I chose. I already had some wood around the house, and had to purchase some chicken wire. The photo
at the top of the page are my bins. I saw the idea on an episode on HGTV with Paul James (I am a total fan of Paul James!)
He had a 3 bin and showed how to make it. I didn't have that amount of space, and modified his plans to be a 2 bin.
I didn't have any plans, other than what I saw. It took me an afternoon to make it, and didn't cost very much. There
are so many options when planning to make your own.
One option I have seen is to make a bin made of wire, chicken
wire, or something comparable. It is made into a cylendar shape and can normally be self supported. Another option is
to make a 4 square bin from wood, picket fence, pallets, etc. One person I taked to got free pallets from a business, and
used 4, tied together to make his bin. If you have plenty of area, you can just make a pile behind a barn.
