Make a Compost Bin in Minutes

" To make your own backyard compost bin, try this! Now, you can buy new composting bins from garden centers or you can easily make your own. One popular and very basic option is just to use some wire fencing and just wrap it into a cylinder, like this, to contain your materials. You can use almost any kind of container out there as long as you have some drainage and a way to let air circulate in and around your materials, very key. Now, a big garbage can like this one works really well. It's on wheels, so it can go anywhere you want and I think this is a really good idea because you can just wheel it around your yard and take it where it's needed. I've just put some holes on the bottom, here, and on the sides. Again, very important, you wanna let the water out and the air in. Now, if you wanna get started on a little bit smaller scale, try using one of these 5-gallon buckets. Again, just make sure that you drill some holes along the sides and on the bottom, and the nice thing about the sides of this container is that it's a little bit smaller, so it's really easy to put by your back step and it's really convenient so you can put your kitchen scraps in them. And it comes with a handle, so very convenient. Now that you've got your bins, what do you put in? Well, we should check out my Try This! segment on compost ingredients. It's an easy recipe for successful composting that will turn your trash into a garden treasure."