Rotating Compost Tumbler Diy

Easy diy compost tumbler bin.

Rotating compost tumbler diy.

Green materials include grass clippings coffee grounds egg shells and fruit and vegetable scraps. You only have to dump scraps dead garden plants and other compostable materials every 2 3 days. We used rivets to speed up the compost bin tumbler assembly but screws nuts and lock washers work too. It is very straightforward to operate and a perfect way to get rid of your everyday kitchen scraps.

Then add a small amount of water to the tumbler. Purchase or obtain a large cylindrical container with a lid that fits tight. You have to check out this compost wizard from the rain barrel depot. Brown materials are things like leaves wood chippings and twigs as well as newspaper and cardboard.

Composting is the ideal way to recycle food scraps and keep them out of the landfill so a simple compost container like one of these will help you reduce your carbon footprint on the planet. Here is another wonderful compost bin that takes the work out of rotating your compost. The length of your boards will depend on the barrel that you use. An inexpensive and less complicated way to build your own tumbling composter is by creating an on the ground tumbling composter which is simply a container outfitted to hold compost that you turn by simply rolling the container across the ground.

Diy compost tumblers on a budget for your homestead. Place an even mix of brown carbon rich and green nitrogen rich materials into your compost tumbler. This one is made from a plastic barrel and a few 2x4s. There are so many home décor and furniture projects that you can make from 2x4s.