Re: [BlindHandyMan] How to Make a Compost Bin from a Garbage Can

2006-08-16 Thread Jennifer Jackson
So has anyone here had experience here with a worm bin? They can be done in much smaller spaces apparently. Even in an apartment I have been told. I have found commercially available ones for over $100, but I keep hearing reference to making ones own for cheap. Any thoughts? I think my

RE: [BlindHandyMan] How to Make a Compost Bin from a Garbage Can

2006-08-15 Thread Boyce, Ray
Hi Sheila I do not think so what you need is something with size enclosed so you can make and move around and make composting worth while also air movement within the mixture is important. I guess you could start off small and see how the process works but here I think size is important. Regards

Re: [BlindHandyMan] How to Make a Compost Bin from a Garbage Can

2006-08-15 Thread Dale Leavens
You could of course use an ice-cream bucket but it would be pretty small. We have a friend who packages kitchen vegetable debris in those new biodegradable plastic type bags and just buries them in the ground. Three or four years ago I built a sort of log house just a little over four feet