Let’s take it a step further and make a compost bin for our gardens. We made one for under $40, along with some free supplies.

Dear James: I am not very handy with tools, but my daughter wants me to build a compost bin for our yard. I would like to build a simple one, but I want it to be effective. What do you suggest ...

Every gardener wants to know how to improve the soil in his or her vegetable plot. And I've learned, from decades of experience, that the most natural way is the best. Compost, the organic ...

Plastic compost bins are common, but this easy-to-build brick version provides better aeration - not to mention being completely free to DIY.

Just remember that whatever you put into your compost comes out the other end. Avoid putting in anything that has pesticides and fertilizers.

Whether you purchase a bin or make one yourself, 9 cubic feet is the minimum size for a critical mass to generate and maintain heat. Compost mavens will set up two or more bins.

There are many ways for gardeners to make compost. You could spend money on elaborate compost tumblers and bins. However, there are far less expensive ways to create this valuable ...

Master Gardeners provide the worms and worm bin to a classroom that adopts and cares for the worms during the year, composting the food scraps generated from the students in the class.

I've been using shipping pallets as a compost bin for a few years now and they work great. A compost pile, in my humble opinion, should be a minimum of a cubic yard in order to jump start the heat ...

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