I've been using shipping pallets as a compost bin for a few years now and they work great. A compost pile, in my humble opinion, should be a minimum of a cubic yard in order to jump start the heat ...

Let’s take it a step further and make a compost bin for our gardens. We made one for under $40, along with some free supplies.

Set two pallets up on end to form two sides of a triangular compost bin. They have many open gaps, which you can use to secure them together with wire. You can also drive in some nails or screws ...

Repeat this procedure to make a two-bin or three-bin system using six or nine pallets. Turn the compost by emptying the contents of the bin into an empty one.

Composting is a great way to make use of kitchen waste like eggshells and coffee grounds, along with yard waste like grass clippings and leaves. In fact, a compost bin or compost pile will help ...

Description: In this video, I explain what we do when we run out of our own homemade compost. I also show our composting bay ...

In the vegetable garden, we have two bins that produce something closer to compost. One is similar to the leaf bins, made of four pallets.

Making furniture from wood pallets is trending nowadays and very cheap. Pallets have been around for decades as mechanisms ...

There are several commercially available compost bins that are designed to be rodent-proof. An enclosed compost tumbler is effective at excluding pests and containing odors.

Plastic compost bins are common, but this easy-to-build brick version provides better aeration - not to mention being completely free to DIY.

Ineffective compost piles often attract rodents like rats, raccoons and voles for food and shelter. With a few modifications to your existing compost bin and managing the compost pile properly ...