DIY Composter - Gardening Tips

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Hello Homebodies!! This week I'll show you how to make a compost bin out of a rubbermaid container. Composting is something I've been wanting to try for a long time, but have you seen the price of some of those compost systems? Crazy expensive. I came across this idea while perusing Pinterest, and decided to give it a try. I had a spare container in the storage room, so I drilled a pile of holes in it and started composting. And I gotta say, it works GREAT. I really don't know why anyone would actually spend hundreds of dollars on a composting system when this one works so well. I managed to fill my first one in 2 months. So, I purchased a second container while I let the first one 'compost' in the sun. The container cost me $6.00 at Home Depot...a fairly good investment I'd say. So now I have two going, and by the end of summer, I'll have two batches of compost to mix in with my flower beds for the winter. Things I compost are: Coffee grounds Egg Shells Fruit & Veggie Peels Tea Bags Fruits & Veggies that have gone or are going bad Annuals that I've deadheaded from planters Grass clippings Yard clippings If you try this, I'd love to hear how you like it and how it works for you. So simple, so expensive, yet it makes such a huge difference...I love projects like this. Happy Gardening! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE for more Home & Lifestyle Tidbits https://www.youtube.com/user/MeagenMackenzie LET'S CONNECT -- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoothillsListings -- Google+: http://www.foothillslistings.com/blog.html -- Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/meagenmack/ Read my Blog: http://www.foothillslistings.com/blog.html

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What do you mean by deceased plants?

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looks easy but hard in reality :)

Do you have problems with animals trying to get into the bin? We have raccoons and they can make such a mess.

Great video! Do you think it's too late to start one now in September? Also how cold does it need to be to stop composting?

Thank you! I started my own without knowing all the difefrent things I should do. For one, I did not have enough air circulation. I also did not know to add water. Oops! But I'm in an area that gets pretty cold. is there a temperature at which the pile will stop composting? Thank you for the Video!

I live in the imperial valley..we get temp. of 100 f. and I get a lot of flies..how do you control the flies even when I only used greens no meat, no bread etc.. I stll get a lot of flies? thanks

We have a guinea pig and rabbit, is it ok to use the old shaving from cages?

Yes see in comments you did drill holes on the bottom 😊

Hi Did you drill holes on the bottom?

did you drill holes in the bottom as well?

Hi Meagan,

I have lots of leaves on the ground. Should I have 2 composters - one for decomposing leaves and the other for kitchen scraps? I have so many leaves. Would leaves decompose by themselves or do they need a little help from food scraps. Thank you .

Here's a GREAT way to make your own composter using a Rubbermaid container. I tried it this year & it works so well. Don't know why I didn't think of it sooner. Happy Gardening!
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