resplore | research + exploration » diy http://resplore.com/blog resplore is an abbreviation for research + exploration ::: documenting the constant search for answers Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:55:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 DIY Compost Can http://resplore.com/blog/garden/diy-compost-can/ http://resplore.com/blog/garden/diy-compost-can/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:49:09 +0000 resplore http://resplore.com/blog/?p=5 DIY Compost CanYou don’t have to spend several hundred dollars on your composting container.

In fact, you don’t have to spend any money. When I moved into my house the previous owners left behind a green garbage can. After living in an apartment I was seriously ready to start a compost pile. I wanted to make it asap so I used the green garbage can.

I drilled 1-1/4″ holes with a paddle drill bit. The holes allow for proper drainage and aeration. If I were to do it over again, I would drill smaller (1/4″) holes and just drill more of them. This would help to keep the compost inside the can. As the compost in the bottom becomes ready it starts falling out of the big holes.

UPDATE: See the Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) munching on kitchen scraps.

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