Composter?

[Deleted User 298457]

Hi folks,

It's like 50 quid a year now to get green bin and my garden needs scarification and lots of trimming. I'm thinking of getting a composter so headed over to Amazon with a big plastic thing in mind, only to be greeted by lots of wooden things. These don't look all that complex - potentially even made out of gravel boards?

Has anyone built one before or have any advice? My garden has 3 tiers so I can bung it right at the back out of site, under tree cover (if that matters).

I'm thinking get 4 fence posts and 4 bags of postcrete and just build it like a small fence?

Is there any plans for anything more intelligent?

 

[Deleted User 298457]

Top man thank you! The rear tier of the garden is out of sight, out of mind, so maybe in the short term I just designate a corner.

 

[Deleted User 298457]

Corner nominated and in use. Much easier than a green bin!!

 

[Deleted User 298457]

I built a three bay compost bin at the top of our garden. I used 8 standard fence posts but to save having to dig holes and use Postmix for each one, I went with the fence post spikes you sledgehammer in. I used narrow timber (25x25mm IIRC) screwed to the relevant side of each post to make a retaining groove, then cut boards to slot in to these for the sides.

What I've found is that some of the boards making up the sides have shrunk or warped a bit, so don't fit very well. Thus if building it now I would just screw the sides / back directly onto the posts and just have the front with the removable boards to make it easier when digging out the compost. Having three bays is good for rotation / use - we're currently filling up two, having been digging compost out of the 3rd since spring.

I can take a picture at some point if it helps visualise things!

If you don't mind - as the "tip" I created at the weekend whilst functional is pretty unsightly lol.

 

[Deleted User 298457]

Top man, that is exactly what I had in mind. You reckon the post spikes are adequate? I guess in such a "solid shape", probably so?

To get to the compost do you lift the boards at the front out or remove one of the bottom ones?

Any cover?

 

[Deleted User 298457]

will have to find the credit card bill for the timber.

Considerably cheaper that it'd cost now I bet! Cheers Chris.