Compost bins

With @chillbert posting about vermicomposting I thought I’d post about the bins I made this week. Buying a ready made worm bin can be expensive with cheap ones being around £80. I made one for a fraction off the cost, to start with I bought 10 20 ltr buckets with lid off eBay for around £35 and 4 plastic taps for £3.50 each. I made sure they were all bpa free and food grade plastic👍In one of the buckets I drilled a hole big enough to fit the tap snug and sealed it with a hot glue gun, you can use silicone.

In a second bucket I drilled holes in the bottom and top for drainage and so my hardworking little farmers have oxygen.

Then all you have to do is put the holy bucket in the other and bobs you’re uncle  you have yourself a worm bin

While I was at it I made 2 Bokashi composters to deal with stuff I can’t feed the worms. You do this in the same way but on the second bucket I only put holes in the bottom this is because you need it as air tight as possible. And I’ve made a plate shape insert to put in the second bucket to push all the air out and keep it compact.

Hope this helps someone to start composting if you grow anything in soil composting is a real must and a great way to deal with a lot of are waste.

I will update on here as I start to fill up the bins to show you how it’s done. Happy growing Percy fam💛✌️