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Kew:
Many people are put off at having a go at making their own garden items, possibly due simply to never having tried it or due to the fact that you can now buy almost anything off the shelf for your garden. OK, that's fine, but for me, I'd much sooner have a go at making something which is going to be to my spec. That way I know how it's made, I know how strong it is and I know it's going to fit into the space I've got.
Here's a quick and cheap method for making a compost bin...the gardeners friend! All you need is a couple of wooden pallets and four corner posts which could come from the pallet anyway.
 Take 'em to bits and with the help of a hammer and a few nails you have a compost bin which will do a far better job than the plastic ones from the garden centre.
Note the second pic, it allows for the sliding in and out of front boards. Ideal for forking out without straining your back.
Make it to the size you need.

ideasguy:
Ingenious!
How long would you expect a wooden compost bin to last Ken? Some of the pallets are pretty hard wood, so I suppose they'd last a few seasons??

How did you do those diagrams? They are real good.

Kew:
I'd expect such a bin to last 15 years at least. I made one 9 years ago just as per drawing and it's still going strong with little sign of wear. Wood rots if it's constantly wet; A compo bin, contrary to what some believe, isn't constantly wet. The small effort of making it far exceeds the replacement value after such a time....actual cost by the way is around 50p for nails.

How did I do the diagram...well, I gotta a tin full of coloured pencils and a digi camera...but don't tell any one! ;)

Kew:
After I finished putting the patio together I had a bit of sand, cement and such left over, so, me being what I am didn't want to waste it and I thought about 'what else can I do for the garden with it'...after almost a full minute thinking about it I came up with a little idea. I mixed it all together and popped it into a sand box and kept having a look now and then and fiddling with it and then after a week or so scraped the sand away and I got this.

ideasguy:

--- Quote from: Kew on January 26, 2007, 08:05:45 PM ---How did I do the diagram...well, I gotta a tin full of coloured pencils and a digi camera...but don't tell any one! ;)

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Nice user friendly software!

How do you find the time for all these projects? On 21/05 each year, I'm smothered in weeds, battling against nature

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