Comments on: Making Outside Compost Bins http://www.gettingfreedom.net/2009/03/making-outside-compost-bins.html Getting Freedom from Debt. Loving the Unconventional Life. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:01:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Frugal Gardening 101:: How to Improve Soil :: GettingFreedom.net http://www.gettingfreedom.net/2009/03/making-outside-compost-bins.html/comment-page-1#comment-4851 Frugal Gardening 101:: How to Improve Soil :: GettingFreedom.net Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:44:41 +0000 http://www.gettingfreedom.org/2009/03/making-outside-compost-bins.html#comment-4851 [...] love it, and so will your plants!  No need to purchase any fancy compost tumblers–you can easily make your own, or even use a corner of your garden and make a compost pile.  Just remember to rotate it about [...] [...] love it, and so will your plants!  No need to purchase any fancy compost tumblers–you can easily make your own, or even use a corner of your garden and make a compost pile.  Just remember to rotate it about [...]

]]> By: Gardening With Seeds :: GettingFreedom.net http://www.gettingfreedom.net/2009/03/making-outside-compost-bins.html/comment-page-1#comment-3117 Gardening With Seeds :: GettingFreedom.net Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:16:54 +0000 http://www.gettingfreedom.org/2009/03/making-outside-compost-bins.html#comment-3117 [...] These are ones that I repotted this week, because they’ve had their second set of leaves for quite some time. Once I repotted them–they shot up! You can see a picture of these same tomato plants a week ago in this post. [...] [...] These are ones that I repotted this week, because they’ve had their second set of leaves for quite some time. Once I repotted them–they shot up! You can see a picture of these same tomato plants a week ago in this post. [...]

]]> By: Phoebe http://www.gettingfreedom.net/2009/03/making-outside-compost-bins.html/comment-page-1#comment-887 Phoebe Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:16:00 +0000 http://www.gettingfreedom.org/2009/03/making-outside-compost-bins.html#comment-887 Shinny-<br/>Your compost system sounds awesome! Got to love the price, too! ;)<br/><br/>Great question about the barrels-<br/><br/>Hubby cut out doors on them, and those aren't sealed all of the way. Hopefully rain water can get in that way. Since we just started using them, I'm not sure how the moisture level will be with just these holes. Hopefully I won't have to water it--but only time will tell.<br/><br/>Thank you for stopping by! Shinny-
Your compost system sounds awesome! Got to love the price, too! ;)

Great question about the barrels-

Hubby cut out doors on them, and those aren’t sealed all of the way. Hopefully rain water can get in that way. Since we just started using them, I’m not sure how the moisture level will be with just these holes. Hopefully I won’t have to water it–but only time will tell.

Thank you for stopping by!

]]> By: Shinny http://www.gettingfreedom.net/2009/03/making-outside-compost-bins.html/comment-page-1#comment-886 Shinny Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:10:00 +0000 http://www.gettingfreedom.org/2009/03/making-outside-compost-bins.html#comment-886 I read that adding dog food and ashes to your compost help it to break down plus put extra nutrients into the compost for your plants. We made our compost "bin" out of some cinder blocks I got for basically free, if you don't count the two hour drive time. ;) I just stacked the blocks to make 3 sides, 4 blocks high and 5 blocks long for each side. My mom, who is the compost/garden queen and lives with me in the summer, put a board down the middle of our bin so we have a fresh side and an almost done side at all times. Our neighbors are kind enough to bring over their grass clippings to add to our pile so those go on the fresh side and once they start to break down get flipped to the almost done side and it worked great last summer. <br/><br/>One question I have for your barrels, do you have to add water or is there some way for rain water to get into the barrels to keep the moisture level up? I read that adding dog food and ashes to your compost help it to break down plus put extra nutrients into the compost for your plants. We made our compost “bin” out of some cinder blocks I got for basically free, if you don’t count the two hour drive time. ;) I just stacked the blocks to make 3 sides, 4 blocks high and 5 blocks long for each side. My mom, who is the compost/garden queen and lives with me in the summer, put a board down the middle of our bin so we have a fresh side and an almost done side at all times. Our neighbors are kind enough to bring over their grass clippings to add to our pile so those go on the fresh side and once they start to break down get flipped to the almost done side and it worked great last summer.

One question I have for your barrels, do you have to add water or is there some way for rain water to get into the barrels to keep the moisture level up?

]]> By: Phoebe http://www.gettingfreedom.net/2009/03/making-outside-compost-bins.html/comment-page-1#comment-885 Phoebe Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:25:00 +0000 http://www.gettingfreedom.org/2009/03/making-outside-compost-bins.html#comment-885 Suz-<br/>We have been thinking seriously about getting us a worm set up. I've been reading all I can about them. Plus we have a stocked pond that we all love to fish in--how handy to know where to find the worms!<br/><br/>We had a compost pile, too! Hey, whatever works, right? I can't believe you couldn't find a barrel cheaper than that--double ouch!<br/><br/>Jubilee-<br/><br/>This composter went up in about 30 minutes from start to finish (minus the unexpected rain delay of adding barrel #2). But I totally understand just wanting to buy one! :) Good luck in your composting adventures!<br/><br/>TogetherWeSave-<br/>Composting is relatively easy! Save your kitchen scraps, your grass clippings, leaves, sticks--throw 'em in a pile/bin. Let the heat do most of the work for you--slowly it will all begin to break down and turn into compost. So full of nutrients for your garden. Flip it a couple times to make sure it is all getting mixed together and what have you.<br/><br/>If you have any questions--feel free to email me! phendricks @ centurytel.net<br/><br/>Thank you, ladies! Suz-
We have been thinking seriously about getting us a worm set up. I’ve been reading all I can about them. Plus we have a stocked pond that we all love to fish in–how handy to know where to find the worms!

We had a compost pile, too! Hey, whatever works, right? I can’t believe you couldn’t find a barrel cheaper than that–double ouch!

Jubilee-

This composter went up in about 30 minutes from start to finish (minus the unexpected rain delay of adding barrel #2). But I totally understand just wanting to buy one! :) Good luck in your composting adventures!

TogetherWeSave-
Composting is relatively easy! Save your kitchen scraps, your grass clippings, leaves, sticks–throw ‘em in a pile/bin. Let the heat do most of the work for you–slowly it will all begin to break down and turn into compost. So full of nutrients for your garden. Flip it a couple times to make sure it is all getting mixed together and what have you.

If you have any questions–feel free to email me! phendricks @ centurytel.net

Thank you, ladies!

]]> By: jubilee http://www.gettingfreedom.net/2009/03/making-outside-compost-bins.html/comment-page-1#comment-884 jubilee Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:13:00 +0000 http://www.gettingfreedom.org/2009/03/making-outside-compost-bins.html#comment-884 There is something so gratifying about doing things like this for yourself. Building a compost dealio is a bit ambitious for me, but I have been seriously considering buying one. Your idea seems straightforward enough though.<br/><br/>Thanks! There is something so gratifying about doing things like this for yourself. Building a compost dealio is a bit ambitious for me, but I have been seriously considering buying one. Your idea seems straightforward enough though.

Thanks!

]]> By: Suz http://www.gettingfreedom.net/2009/03/making-outside-compost-bins.html/comment-page-1#comment-883 Suz Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:07:00 +0000 http://www.gettingfreedom.org/2009/03/making-outside-compost-bins.html#comment-883 We have a compost "pile" I should call it right now. I was looking at bins last year and was considering doing what you've done.. couldn't get my hands on a barrel cheaper than the cost of a premade barrel composter... ouch! So.. for now we still have a pile for composting.<br/>I did do some research on worm composting and have a worm bin that is fun. My little guy loves to see the worms when I feed them. If you don't mind worms, you might check them out too... wouldn't work in your bin (gets too hot). Make sure you get the right worms too.. Eisenia foetida We have a compost “pile” I should call it right now. I was looking at bins last year and was considering doing what you’ve done.. couldn’t get my hands on a barrel cheaper than the cost of a premade barrel composter… ouch! So.. for now we still have a pile for composting.
I did do some research on worm composting and have a worm bin that is fun. My little guy loves to see the worms when I feed them. If you don’t mind worms, you might check them out too… wouldn’t work in your bin (gets too hot). Make sure you get the right worms too.. Eisenia foetida

]]> By: onemotherslove http://www.gettingfreedom.net/2009/03/making-outside-compost-bins.html/comment-page-1#comment-881 onemotherslove Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:06:00 +0000 http://www.gettingfreedom.org/2009/03/making-outside-compost-bins.html#comment-881 Cool composter! And how exciting to see the little tomatoes!!! Cool composter! And how exciting to see the little tomatoes!!!

]]> By: momstheword http://www.gettingfreedom.net/2009/03/making-outside-compost-bins.html/comment-page-1#comment-880 momstheword Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:45:00 +0000 http://www.gettingfreedom.org/2009/03/making-outside-compost-bins.html#comment-880 You would think, as much as we like to be frugal, that we would have a vegetable garden, but we don't. We don't have a compost pile either. I do have a huge flower garden, however I can't eat them!<br/><br/>This is pretty cool. Kudos to hubby! You would think, as much as we like to be frugal, that we would have a vegetable garden, but we don’t. We don’t have a compost pile either. I do have a huge flower garden, however I can’t eat them!

This is pretty cool. Kudos to hubby!

]]> By: Together We Save http://www.gettingfreedom.net/2009/03/making-outside-compost-bins.html/comment-page-1#comment-870 Together We Save Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:40:00 +0000 http://www.gettingfreedom.org/2009/03/making-outside-compost-bins.html#comment-870 Great idea. I have never tried to compost. But I have such a small yard I would not know how. Great idea. I have never tried to compost. But I have such a small yard I would not know how.

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