Wooden Compost Bin
A wooden compost bin is one of the most popular types of compost bins, but if you are thinking of building your own wooden compost bin then you should understand a few important elements before getting started.
While wood can most certainly be used for building a compost bin, it is critical to make sure that you only use treated or rot resistant wood. Cedar is an example of wood that is resistant to rot. The reason this is so important is that when the materials in the compost begin to decompose, they will cause the wood to rot as well if it is not treated or resistant to rot. This is why you should not use a wooden structure for a sidewall of your wooden compost bin.
There are many different designs that you can use to create a wooden compost bin. Many people prefer to simply use wooden shipping pallets to create an easy and inexpensive wooden compost bin. Wooden pallets can be obtained very cheaply and sometimes you may even be able to find them free of charge. The pallets can then be slipped over metal support poles to quickly build a compost bin.
Yet another method would be to use wooden posts and wooden snow fencing in order to build a wooden compost bin as well. This is fairly simple and you do not need a lot of extensive tools or skills in order to create a wooden compost bin that will work well for you.
If you have more time, tools and experience you can also use some pressure treated lumber in order to build a wooden compost bin that features three different bins. This works well for larger amounts of compost and also makes it extremely easy to turn your compost as it progresses. This method is more expensive to construct, but if you plan to do a lot of composting then you may find that the expense and the time involved in building it is well worth it.
Finally, you might think of building a worm composting bin. Such bins are commonly made of wood and layered with moist bedding material, such as shredded newspaper. Red wiggler worms are then placed in the wooden compost bin along with kitchen scraps. The worms help to speed along the composting process and over time will produce nutrient rich fertilizer.