How to Make a Compost Bin

Compost is a great fertilizer for flowers and other plants. It is essentially creating your own top soil. It is also good for the environment because the compost is made of things that would otherwise be thrown away. However to make compost you will need a compost bin.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2x4s
• Chicken Wire
• Staple Gun

1. A good compost bin doesn't need to be fancy, but ideally it should have enough structure to hold the compost in and allow air to get in and out. A sealed container isn't a good idea. Chicken wire and a few boards usually do the trick

2. Take a few 2x4s and cut them so you have 12 three foot long pieces. Using nails or screws assemble these into a box. I think the easyest way is to take 4 parts and make the square base, 4 more for the top edge, and us e the last 4 as the uprights connecting the two. You should now have a 3'x3'x3' compost bin.

3. Now take the chicken wire and staple the edge to one of the upright sides. If you don't have a staple gun you can try hammering in the staples or getting small nails and bending them over the wire.

4. Pull the wire tight towards the next side, and repeat the stapling. Do this for all four sides of the compost bin.

5. Using the same process add chicken wire to the bottom. I woud suggest at least 2 or 3 layers if you plan on moving the compost bin around.