Compost is a completely ecological natural fertilizer that helps enrich the soil and provide organic matter to the plants in your garden or orchard without having to resort to artificial or chemical fertilizers, less ecological and much more expensive. And the best way to enjoy compost regularly is for you to make your own. How? Making your own composter is very simple and there are many ways to do it, but the most important thing is that it will allow you to recycle your own organic waste and turn it into useful fertilizer for your plants.
If you want to know how to make a homemade composter step by step and thus contribute to the circular economy and a more sustainable way of life, join us in this practical article by Ecologist Verde.
The composter with pallets is one of the most used due to how easy it is to have this material and how simple it is to manufacture.
For make a homemade composter with palletsWith 4 pallets you can have enough, although it is recommended that they be European certified pallets, whose wooden sheets are wider and leave less gap between the boards. If the pallets you have obtained are of greater space, you can help yourself with some additional slats to place between the spaces to reduce the space. For the simplest structure you can limit yourself to placing the four pallets vertically, with the part that normally goes up inside, and fix them to the ground either by burying them a few centimeters or with bolts. With some wooden boards you can prepare the composter lid, and you already have one of the most basic and simple models to make.
If you have enough space in the garden and you dare to DIY, you can go one step further and make yourself a composter with wooden boards and wire fence.
The drum composters They are another tremendously cheap resource and very simple to develop, since you will only need to follow these steps on how to make a homemade composter step by step using a jerrycan:
The drum composter makes it much easier to Make a Rotary Composter from scratch, which improves ventilation and mixing and accelerates the decomposition process.
If you dare with it, you can even prepare multi-story structures for more than one rotating compost bin.
If you have concrete blocks, you can make a very simple composter by simply stacking them on top of each other so that their section is parallel to the ground, thus functioning as ventilation holes. It is a very rudimentary composter at its base, but the concrete has enough weight that it is not dangerous to remove the compost. Prepare a top with wooden boards or other material at your fingertips, and you already have it all.
Another possibility if you have a hole in your land or a pool area or pool that is not usable, is that you use said hole to have a construction composter practice.
The old tiresEspecially if they are a good size, they can also serve as a composter. Follow these steps to make a composter with tires:
The earthworm humus It is a particularly beneficial fertilizer for all types of plants. East vermicompost It is the product of the degradation of the matter that some types of worms carry out, being the Californian red worms the most popular and best for this due to their great voracity and speed of multiplication. For manufacture the vermicomposter You only need two boxes or plastic buckets of the same size and follow these instructions:
We recommend you read these other posts on How to make worm castings and the types of compost that exist.
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