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Compost Bin To Make

 Compost Bin

 **This blogger recommend Cedar Wood but others will work.

Successful organic gardeners rely on compost to improve soil’s fertility and moisture management, nourish helpful soil microbes, and inoculate against destructive ones. This three-bin system is a compost factory that efficiently pumps out heaps of finished black gold in just weeks, rather than the months you wait for the hands-off approach to work. Made from rot-resistant cedar, our ultimate compost bin features removable front planks, and a clean look that allows for good air movement. You can build it in just a few hours.
 http://www.organicgardening.com/learn-and-grow/ultimate-compost-bin
 
What you need:

• Saw
• Drill
• Measuring tape
• 2 boxes of wood screws (2" and 2 1/2")
• Mallet or sledgehammer
• 4' x 4' metal fence posts with screw holes
• Staple gun and staples
• 36' x 3' wire netting (chicken wire or a stronger material with similar-size openings)

 Wood:
            Dimensions                   Quantity

• 1" x 6" x 12'                         7
• 1" x 6" x 10'                         9           
• 1" x 2" x 10'                         2
• 2" x 6" x 10'                         2           
• 2" x 6" x 12'                         2           
• 2" x 4" x 12'                         2

Cut list for wood:

• Removable planks: Cut 4 of the 1 x 6 x 12s into 12 pieces, 3'7 1/2" each
• Uprights (for end and middle panels): Cut the 2 x 4 x 12s into 8 pieces, 2'10 1/2" each
• Side slats: Cut the 1 x 6 x 10s into 18 pieces, 4'6" each
• Front and back supports: Cut the 2 x 6 x 12s into 8 pieces, 2'10 1⁄2" each
• Bottom pieces: Cut the 2 x 6 x 10s into 4 pieces, 4'9" each
• Plank supports: Cut the 1 x 2 x 10s into 6 pieces, 2'10 1/2" each
• Back slats: Use the 3 remaining uncut 1 x 6 x 12s

Bananas N Egg Shells N Garden

 Bananas N Egg Shells N Garden

*Clean dry egg shells
*DRY banana skins
* 2 TBSP baking soda
*1/3 cup USED coffee grounds
Grind together in food processor.

Use as:
- mulch
-top soil
- a large batch and put in empty #10 can
-1 teaspoon full of dry mix into water can for garden 

-seal and use all season long
-mix into compost
-sprinkle on garden after first snow, let it soak in during winter!

Dry banana peels between two window screens laying out in sun.
Vent them by placing them on cinder blocks.
Bring them in at night to avoid moisture.
Tear to thin strips - dry quicker.
Place on black garbage cans - for quicker drying. 




You need approximately 5 pounds of dried banana peels for every 100 square feet of soil to see benefits in plants.

 

Tea Bag In Garden

Tea Bags In Garden






~ Used tea bags ? Garden loves them.
*Bury them in the soil
*Tear them opened and sprinkle the tea all over the soil
*Put them in compost pile
*Many use them in their worm boxes too, I'm just starting worm box - so I'll let you know how that goes.