Thank you! Pallets are practical but not lovely as composting areas, so I'm so pleased with how this has turned out! The pallets are pleasingly disguised with a decoration that has a practical purpose as well. Hopefully, by sharing, it will give others an idea of how to create their compost bins, too.
I love the new look. Adding the branches around the compost area makes it look very earthy and aesthetically pleasing . Thanks for sharing this idea with us.
It always makes my Sunday when you have a video up ❤. I have a compost bin similar to your “before” bins so I totally understand what you mean about them being ugly, lol. I have to move my compost bins this summer so I’m going to have to redo mine. I like how you did the front of the bins, much better access to the bin. I live on a mountain in a conifer forest so I have plenty of material to do the other sides. Mine might have more of a log cabin look about it though. I love your pallet strawberry planter. Between you and Huw Richards I have way too many garden building projects to do this summer, lol. Best, TeresaSue.
kami tidak memiliki cukup lahan untuk membuat tempat pengomposan jadi kami menimbunnya langsung dalam media tanam saja. tapi bagi yang memiliki lahan luas ide anda sangat brilian, rapi dan sedap dipandang 👍
Another way to handle access, is to cut the middle 3-4 inches out of a pallet. Use the two halves as doors. One is hung even with the top. The other is hung 1-2 inches below it. This has the bottom door an inch or so off the ground. This is easier to make and still only uses a pallet (and 4 hinges). But yours certainly looks better than mine! I like what you did with the branches. This year at least, all the branches I can get my hands on are chipped and added to the compost piles. But you gave me an idea. I can fill the area between the slats with leaves, or the vines I hate in the compost, and put chicken wire around it. It will help keep the contents of the bin in place, look nicer, and give me additional compost when I shop vac it out and replace it in the spring. I don't know how well this will work, but I'm going to try it. Thank you for the idea.
Great tips! I agree with pallet composting. It's so easy, it's so affordable, its size a great size/format, and it produces great compost. I have a similar system. I start all the way to the right, and turn it one bay left two or three times. I do not use the front plank pieces, but everyone is different. I do fully agree with covering. I have access to unbleached cotton coffee sacks that I use (they are trash to the company I get them from).
@@Lovelygreens the last a couple of seasons so they have to be replaced. At least they end up with a purpose that is not incineration 😊 I also use them around fruit and berry plants to keep weeds at bay. Compost under and wood chips on top to keep the wind flow blowing them away.
Plus, that wall will break down naturally over time (creating compost!) and create little nooks and crannies where invertebrates can live. I'll just put more branches on the top as they settle.
having received 8 inches of snow from Mother Nature last night, it was warming to see your sunshine...i love the compost bin make-over...you and josh are a great team...i see a side job for you both...'Compost Creations' by Tanya&Josh...😆
The compost looks great for farming. Thanks for sharing,dear. We too have a similar type of compost bags where we had put a type of earthworms there so that the compost becomes more fertile in a few days.
looks great! the new sailboat style doors remind me of Monty Don's composting bins at Longmeadow. and love the natural look of the branches around the outside, very cool design
Smaller composting solutions are better suited for smaller gardens. Tumble composters, worm bins (vermiculture), and compact plastic bins all work! I used to use the latter in my small garden at our previous home: lovelygreens.com/the-easiest-way-to-make-compost/
Mine is from a UK company called Mulch Organic. It comes in a big 100m roll and isn't cheap, but it won't leave microplastics in your soil as it breaks down. mulchorganic.co.uk/collections/biodegradable-heavyweight-film
Beautiful design and love what you did with the dead hedge surrowding! Did you source heat treated wood for the removable front or what wood did you go for? Thanks
Thanks so much! I went for pressure treated planks for the front. They're treated with a copper-based compound called Tanalith-E that are suitable for organic gardens (and approved by the Soil Association). The main compound used to treat non-heat-treated pallets isn't as safe. Pallets marked with the initials MB are fumigated with a compound called Methyl Bromide. It effectively kills insects, spiders, mites, fungi, plants, and small mammals during the fumigation process, but the chemical lingers on in the wood after. Not a huge amount, but enough to cause concern in gardens.
You know what costs even less? Just make a heap and have chickens play in it all summer long. At the end of the season, you have your compost. Simple as that.
I use both methods! The chickens spread out the compst in no time, so I have about 30cm of compost all over the entire chicken yard. It usually dries up in periods. Its not a super fast process, it does not get warm. And it does not look very nice, depending on what you compost. I usually only compst the leaves in the chicken yard using this method. For manure and many other stuff that I compost i compost in woodpallets similiar to this setup. Its cheap, neat and efficient. My setup only have 3 sides i just leave one side open...
I would avoid using pallets. They are often treated with biocides and chemicals to help prevent them from rotting. You don't want that chemical getting into your food stream.
If you know how to read the stamps on pallets, you can avoid using fumigated types. Fortunately, most pallets I've ever come across are only heat-treated and perfectly safe to use in the garden.
Not to be a downer but most pallets are made from pine that rots really fast. If your pallets are made from pine they will last two years maximum. It looks like her pallets could be cedar or redwood which lasts a long time.
These pallets are already three years old. I've used pallets in the garden for for almost fifteen years, now. They can last a good five years+ and when they do break down, you replace them. Simples.
even in 2024 how to make a diy compost bin gets close to 50k views. wow. amazing. either your subs are silly or you have a special magic when it comes to presenting stuff. lol
