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Garden Girl TV: Simple Easy Compost Bin

Patti, the Garden Girl, shows you a simple and easy way to make a compost bin for your organic lawn or garden.

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25 Responses to “Garden Girl TV: Simple Easy Compost Bin”

  1. banded?

    banned?

  2. can i put egg shells in my compost? Thanks
    and thanks for this great video. This is the most clear and simplest how to make a compost bin video ever. Thanks

  3. featherlightful on December 18th, 2009 at 6:17 am

    Patti, thanks! This is how we’re going to do it.

    As usual, brilliant tips! Jeanne

  4. Nice one! Good money saving tip!

    Looks like this will be my plan for the winter here!!

    Since you are in the urban/suburban area food scraps are not the best idea (nor is any fresh manure) – but out in the country…both are fair game for the compost pile.

    So, you don’t turn it, water it or anything?

    Super intro and vidoe!
    Best Blessings!
    Donna Miller

  5. many people compost with rabbit or chicken manure! I don’t think you really know what you are talking about!

  6. I meant that they dont make ink out of lead, pencils too. lead is a known mineral that causes cancer so it was banded in the us

  7. God city people are entertaining.

  8. BS ! what are u afraid of? SOY INK?

    U ARE JUST SPREADING FUD

  9. most news papers now use SOY INK .

    so ask your newspaper what they use for ink.

    soy ink is safe.

  10. newspaper is not printed in the poisonous ink anymore.

  11. Usually the concern in vermicomposting (worm composting, which usually uses newspaper for bedding/food), is that some inks contain lead. However, many newspapers use soy-based ink, so you have to find out which type of ink your local papers use (lead or soy-based). Also, it’s usually recommended to only only plain newspaper, not the colorful stuff. I figure if it’s OK for my worms, it’s OK for my other compost.

  12. lol I know it was clear I just wanted to make sure it was true. So what kind of poisons? and how much is too much? or is just a sheet of newpaper too bad for you? This is a bit important to me sinse i put some paper in my compost. thanks for reply dance :)

  13. eeeerm, I think when I said “You should NOT compost paper or newsprint”…it was clear enough ?….Inks contain POISONS.
    As for milk products they are ‘greasy’ and will inhibit breakdown unless you use a specialist rotating /wood pellet composter.

  14. so no paper, newspaper in compost is what you are saying? I suspected that ink might be bad i knew it. please confirm this to me somone thanx. Oh and does anyone know why milk products can be dangerous for compost piles?

  15. sssss

  16. You should NOT compost paper or newsprint….it contains a fair amount of poisons from the ink. If you want roughage in your finished compost shred wood or bark NOT any form of plastic.

  17. This is a great idea G. I live in Las Vegas and the dirt here sucks. I dug down into a raised cement flower box that extends down one whole side of my backyard and took out the nasty dirt down about 3ft and made it my compost area. It is a 2′x 8′ area and it helps alot but I have been wanting to make a bigger area for composting. I have 3 huge garbage bags of leaves from last fall sitting up against my cement wall…now I now what to do with them. Thanks so much for this idea.

  18. themightyscythe on December 18th, 2009 at 1:50 pm

    Totally agree , Make your compost like this everyone , this is all you need . DONT be seduced into buying an expensive wooden or plastic thing they are not nearly so good ! Fred Loades was a famous English gardening author /radio broadcaster , this was his method too.
    Buy one of his books if you see it.

  19. Also, it helps to mix regularly and keep it moist. I also add all the paper from my shredder (yes, I do have some credit cards in my garden but they work like vermiculite).

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  21. Hi Patti If you use your weed wacker to mulch down those leaves inside the composter …just stick it in and buzz them up….not only will they break down faster but it will allow more room to add more leaves or plant materials. Adding fresh kitchen waste or green matter between leaf layers also breaks it down into a complete compost. Happy composting !!!

  22. i was told you have to stir them and keep them moist (but, i do live in california where it’s drier) and i’ve heard conflicting information about adding weeds to the bin. will the weeds grow and multiply if i add them?

  23. this i can do…thanks

  24. I’ve already got wire mesh like that just lying around!(Runs off to make a compost bin.)

  25. cookingupastory on December 18th, 2009 at 5:14 pm

    Great simple idea, Ggirl! Great to see you featured too =)

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