If you're lucky enough to have a little outdoor space to compost then you might consider taking a look at this handmade 3-compartment bin. It was created by Michael Wood and Robyn Oxley and there are a few things that make this bin extra special. Take a look!
The entire unit is 3'x9' and has removeable slats up front for easy access to compost rotation and removal. Michael (who is better known as Tiny Meat) and Robyn obtained plans for this bad boy from Seattle Tilth. The plans aren't listed in their webstore, but there are a few places online to find such things or you could try giving them a call. (That's the thing we did before text messaging existed.)
They're trying to make the most out of the land they have. You can even see a tub of new pea shoots in the foreground. If you take a closer look you can even check out the hand-lettering on the lip of the container, "A Rind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste."
Gardening isn't always about having the right tools, it's about doing what you can in the space you have. Virtual high five from all of us here at Re-Nest. Hopefully it will serve as inspiration for you and your space, no matter how much of it you happen to have!
Thanks Michael and Robyn!
Image: Tiny Meat with permission
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The plans are actually on the Seattle Tilth site, just takes some searching:
http://seattletilth.org/learn/resources-1/compost/woodwire3bin.pdf/view?searchterm=compost
this is the most beautiful compost bin i've ever seen!
Thanks Boxed Brian!
oh wow.. this is great. i'm inspired to recreate this in my yard.
Water is essential to the composting process. While these bins are lovely to look at, it would be better if the lids were permeable. The simplest thing to do is to take the same mesh used for the sides and make a lid with it. Otherwise, these look well-designed and attractive.
Hmm, in my mind, this is THE classic compost bin and about the ONLY style you could find plans for before all the plastic compost bins came into being. Only difference is that this style usually has framed mesh lids like MaryWynn recommends and is minus the decorative lettering. In fact almost all of my old gardening books show compost bins like this. And yeah, they're pretty awesome.
I built one of these for my garden about nine years ago. It was my first experience using power tools and is still going strong. I figured the corrugated plastic lid was intended for use in Oregon's much wetter climate (where compost might get too soggy), so I just omitted it on my version.
Actually, I've seen something very similar built, only it used old wood pallets as the sides and back. The tops were left open and fronts were just boards that could be lifted out.
I made a chicken wire compost bin about 4 years ago and soon figured out that the hot and dry climate in Southern California was too much. Our compost never decomposed because it was much too dry. My boyfriend and I then built a bin like the one pictured (but only one compartment) out of all wood slats instead of the wire mesh sides. It has done the trick. It retains moisture and our compost comes out beautifully!
We also had a little help from a pretty nifty bug. Our tomatoes from last year attracted black soldier flies and they all decided to lay their eggs in our our warm and moist bin. The black soldier fly larvae pretty much took over for a couple of months, but once they were done (the flies left when the tomatoes died off and thus we had no more larvae), our compost looked and worked better than any I've ever seen before! It looks really gross for a couple of months, but it is totally worth it!
If you don't have yard space, there is now an indoor composter available that uses earthworms and is actually cute. It's called the City Bin. They are raising money on IndieGoGo now to go into production. I got one and can't wait to get it!
Here is the IndieGoGo site http://igg.me/p/84405/x/273821