I have been composting for a little while in tiny 3 and 5 gallon buckets, which is quite a pain. I have wanted a large composter for a while but cannot see spending so much money on one (they range from 100$ to 200$ and up) My hubby (T) decided he would try to make one with things we had lying around although we did need a barrel. The barrel is where our only expense came in we bought a pickle barrel from a man on ebay for 40$ shipped. Once it arrived T drilled drainage holes in the barrel (up and down the sides and a few on the bottom) and two large holes across from each other about 1/3 of the way down the barrel for a rod to go through . We had an old steel pipe that I have no idea what it went to before and he inserted it through the holes used to hold up the barrel and give it something to turn on. Then he used some old brackets that were in the tool room and some 4x4's that were lying in the yard from when we built our fence to create an 'A' frame type stand. Not the fanciest of composters but perfect for our needs. I LOVE my fabulous hubby! He did such a great job and we only spent 40$ instead of 100$+++
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| The completed Project!! |
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