Pretty compost bin

I talked a while back about The Plan. Number one on my list of things to do this season was deal wtih the compost. I've been dallying in that regard. Part of the issue is that I couldn't decide what sort of a bin I would like. The only other compost bin I've used was a round plastic bin approximately 4 feet tall. It looked much like a garbage bin with a locking lid on the top and a small door at the bottom. It didn't take up much space and the black plastic soaked up the sunshine and heated…

Three Bin Compost System in French-Inspired Vegetable Garden, Gardenista -- how to recreate this look at home!

Just finished replacing a compost bin for friends who garden mightily in the city. My clients were tired of tree roots growing up thru the bottom of the old bin, so we made this one sit atop stone and fabric with a bottom of composite decking. Since they wanted this to last and didn't have the budget for cedar, they went with pressure-treated. HD here now sells Weathershield, a micronized copper quaternary, that is said to be safer than past lumber treatments like CCA and ACQ. The lids…

A compost heap might be a valuable asset to your garden, but it's not pretty. Here's how to hide it.

10 DIY compost bin ideas ranging from no building required to intermediate building skills required. Find the compost bin that fits your needs and skills.

QUESTION: Where should you NOT put a compost bin? It would be messy to move it once we start filling it up, so I want to put it in the right spot the first time. – Jack K ANSWER: Short answer…

Trench composting fits perfectly into my crazy gardening life. It's much simpler than trying to constantly have a pile of cooking compost.

One of the most popular projects of the past few years has been the pallet compost bin. There has been a boom in the community interest in repurposing abandoned pallets for furniture and landscaping. This, in conjunction with a surge of interest in creating sustainable gardens through processes like composting, has led the pallet compost bin being touted as a composting solution that combines these trends in environmental sustainability. Basically, the project involves using one pallet for…

Wasting food is worse than nails on a chalk board..almost. I shed a small piece of my heart each time I throw food into the garbage. I still have my entire heart because I refuse to waste, I will s…