Hi all. This is my apartment garden. This is actually an exit/fire escape area. I put in raised beds right on the concrete! See the black containers next to the wall? That is my composter!
The other day I figured out a great way to compost in a small space without spending money on a composter or building one out of wood. Think vertical! Stack your garden containers! You know those black plastic containers your rose bush came in? Well, stack them up! Apartment gardens like mine have very little in the way of weeds and such, but we do get some. Place cuttings, etc in a container, then when it gets about half full (less time if you have only a little to compost) start another one on top. Rotate the compost by picking up the container and tossing it in an empty one.
Whalla! Compost!
The other day I figured out a great way to compost in a small space without spending money on a composter or building one out of wood. Think vertical! Stack your garden containers! You know those black plastic containers your rose bush came in? Well, stack them up! Apartment gardens like mine have very little in the way of weeds and such, but we do get some. Place cuttings, etc in a container, then when it gets about half full (less time if you have only a little to compost) start another one on top. Rotate the compost by picking up the container and tossing it in an empty one.
Whalla! Compost!
Hi Viji and Garden Apartments! Thank you for posting a comment on my blog. My DIY composter is very simple and is for a small garden. Basically, I took black plastic containers that rose bushes come in and stacked them on top of each other. I luckily had three that were slightly different sizes so they don't stick together.
ReplyDeleteFor composting it is important to be able to toss or spin the vegetable matter. With this DIY composter all you do is move the organic matter (leaves, weeds, etc) into an empty container.
In the summer, I was making a container of compost from organic waste once every 4-6 weeks.
I turn the compost whenever I remember to.........around once a week or so.
Hope this is helpful!
Cheers!
Tracy
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