Easy Composters You Can Build

Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin

by Nick Noyes

Start breaking down kitchen scraps and yard waste in your own backyard with these easy-to-build composter designs.

Whether you want to make nutrient-rich compost for your garden or are trying to reduce the amount of household waste you send to the landfill, building your own backyard composter is a great way to save money and help the environment. This 32-page guide outlines the advantages and disadvantages of a variety of composting systems and includes advice about which materials to compost and which to avoid.

Readers will find instructions for
Wire Mesh Compost Bins Wood and Wire Stationary Compost Boxes Cement Block Bins Barrel Composters And more!

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published January 10, 1995

Reviews

[Courtney Karr · Rating 3 out of 5]

Brief explanation of composting and building your own pile. Lesson: 2 Hole System.

[Ross · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple, practical, brief.

[Erica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not sure how to "rate" this book :) But we plan to start composting and this will help.

[Darrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

This still didn't answer the eternal question of "how do you turn your piles?"