Wonderful Info About How To Build A Drum Composter

Next create the composter’s drum.

How to build a drum composter. I drilled pilot holes through the posts and into the beam and. Our plans for motorized rotating composter are available on our web site www.backwoodbasics.com All you need to do is hammer or screw the four pieces of wood together.

Holes can be screened if they’re large enough for debris to escape. I hope you admire the touches of nature that i incorporated into this compost tumbler! A hinged door for adding ingredients and.

You can put your compost pile in the sun or in the shade, but putting it in the sun will hasten the composting process. In this video, i show how i take a basic 55 gallon drum and turn it into the best and easiest 55 gallon garden tower compost barrel. Here's what i'm doing until i build a big pile aga.

This is a step by step instructional video on how to make a home made compost tumbler with a 55 gallon drum (or similar) and some plywood. Stand your drum on its base with the lid pointing upright and measure the barrel’s length and width to find the central point on the side. Compost microbes need water in order to survive, but too much water cuts off their oxygen supply.

I decided against documenting every step with building the frame, mainly because it's a simple. Close and turn the drum to mix the compost. How to build a tumbling composter.

To make the composter you will need: Drill holes into the drum to further aerate the mixture. Sand down the edges to make them smooth to avoid getting slivers when working with the unit later.

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