Compost Bin

Today I decided to get my compost on... 

Well technically I decided this a while back but I made the official Starting point TODAY. Monday Night while at Walmart I picked up a 50 gallon Rubbermaid container for $20 and today set to turning it into my official Compost Bin. 

I read on a couple different sites of people using Garbage cans... 
CLICK HERE

I was about to set my sights on making the above mentioned bin, when I set my eyes on this one...
Click HERE for one even Easier!

Seriously! How much simpler can you get! I would be lying if I didn't say that I truly had my eyes set on a rotating Compost bin so that I didn't have to sift through it with my pitch fork to mix it up... BUT $20 as apposed to $100+... 

Anyways so I got the bin out of the Garage. Put my Drill Bit in... And Had at it! I took me about 45 min... (But 30 of that was waiting for the battery to charge on the Drill cause I forgot to plug it in last time) I put holes EVERYWHERE! Top, Bottom, Sides... I wanted to ensure Air and water could get in. And that the water could drain out the bottom. It is currently sitting on a Wood Pallet in my Front Yard. But will eventually be moved to my backyard sitting on some concrete blocks or some Bricks... Whatever I can find for FREE :). 

I Put a Bag of Top Soil I had Extra in my Garage (I believe $1.50 from Lowes Last Year) in the Bottom and then I started to throw in the Organic Kitchen matter we accumulated from dinner prep. We had some Mighty Tasty Omlettes and in the Bin went the Tomato vines, Avacado peel, Green Pepper Top, Egg Shell, Wilting Part of the Green onion, and some Bananas that were dying a slow painful death on my counter top... WHY oh WHY do I keep buying Bananas... If you see me at the Store with bananas in my hand. Slap them OUT! :) Anyways. I also researched to see if it was ok to put some canned pineapple that had been in my fridge for a while in the bin... From my reading it appears most all canned foods are good to go in the bin, as long as you are cautious of not overwhelming the worms with too much acidic foods. Tomorrow I will rake up some leaves and throw them all on top. And just keep adding and waiting and seeing if it works :) 

OH Yes... I read that Dryer lint can go in your compost bin... and so there is a little blob of lint in there too :)

AND I plan to go get me some worms to put in tomorrow! 

So I guess that is about it! If you have any suggestions PLEASE pass them Along!

 AND here are some links to some of the sights I used to gather my Composting Info...
** http://www.seedsnow.com/blogs/news/12889145-composting-101
** http://momsneedtoknow.com/composting-basics-get-started-composting/
** http://thegardeningcook.com/weird-things-to-compost/