Hello everyone!
Our snow is FINALLY melting as temperatures move closer to what most
of us consider "normal" around here. Since I've got my truck running
again, I've been picking up barn litter for the garden and decided I
needed to DO something about my broken compost bin . . . One of the
local greenhouses has a collection of 220 liter barrels for sale. These
are food grade plastic with two piece lids that screw on.
I picked one of these up last week. Yesterday I drew a grid on the
back of a cut up cereal box and made a template for drilling holes. It
took me about an hour to go completely around the barrel, drilling
little holes for aeration. I cut the bottom of the barrel out so that
it can be accessed by my friendly earthworms from beneath. Today, I
intend to drill a hole in the top and insert a pipe down the center of
the barrel. I'll drill holes in the pipe and tie screen around it so
the compost pile has access to air from the middle, sides and top.
(That was a good idea, Keith! Thank you!)
My sweetheart likes the way the barrel looks. When it comes time to
get finished compost out, I'll simply tip the barrel over and dig
compost out from the bottom. This was a relatively simple (and cheap)
solution to a commercial compost bin. I can hardly wait for the weather
to warm up again!
robert luis rabello
"The Edge of Justice"
"The Long Journey"
New Adventure for Your Mind
http://www.newadventure.ca
Ranger Supercharger Project Page
http://www.members.shaw.ca/rabello/
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