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| I've used a wooden stack type bin for many years. Space is tight on my property as I've planted every square inch with stuff (*sigh*)
But my current bin was just too small for the plant material I generate in the fall. And turning it was tedious as I had to empty it to a tarp on the ground then refill the bin. Here's my current bin full of mostly finished compost which I'll probably spread on some flower beds later this week The white thing is an old shower curtain piece that keeps the pile from getting any wetter from rain
My new bins are just a few feet away on the other side of my one car garage. I moved 4 peony's to find space for the bins. The new bins use wire and wood and are 3 x 3 x 3.5 high. I made the height a little taller cause I could and to make it easier to fill with out having to compact it. The 4 top wood slats in front are removable. Since the bins are visible from the neighbor house I took some care to make them as presentable as possible. The new bins can be turned once from side to side. But I'll still have to schlep the last turn to the old pile. (hey I'm retired so time is not my problem)
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| Bin Porn I love them |
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- Posted by rosiew 7 GA (rosemarywalsh@bellsouth.net) on Mon, Aug 29, 11 at 20:01
| Impressed. And also impressed you considered your neighbor's view when building. Well done, Rosie |
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| I love them! Do they have a bottom or is the ground acting as the bottom? if so, what do you have underneath the bins? like, gravel, mulch, dirt? I'm interested in building one but have no experience composting. Thanks |
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| My older stack bin sits on terra firma, however, my nearby maple tree constantly invades the lower 20% of the bin. It makes a messy mat of roots in the compost. Right now the wood from the previous stack bin is moldering away at the bottom of the stack bin to help keep the roots out. These newer bins have a 1x6 wood floor that is off the ground the thickness of a 2 x 4. A base of 2 x 4s support the whole structure.. You can see the boards in the last picture. The boards are about 3/4 of an inch apart for drainage. I filled the space between the 2 x 4 base with river rock to help drainage and leave less room for furry critters like rabbits, squirrels and the neighbors skinny cat. BTW when I attached the wire to the bin "walls" that separate the bins. I sandwiched the wire in the middle of the 2 x 4. I ripped the 2 x 4 in half attached the wire with staples to one side then reattached the other half with deck screws. See detail below
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| impressive carpentry skills! looks awesome. |
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| Wow----everthing so neat and in its place....i like ...you wanna come over to my house and play ????? JB |
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- Posted by jugglerguy z4-5 MI (My Page) on Fri, Sep 2, 11 at 12:17
| That's a nice looking bin. My bins are made of logs stacked like Lincoln Logs sitting in the swamp behind my house. The floor is dirt and I don't have problems with roots getting into them too much. I thought that it was important to have contact with the ground so that bugs and worms could easily get into the piles. |
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