Diy Bucket Composter
You will need two five gallon buckets something to either slice or drill holes in plastic one tightly sealing lid and a few household items.
Diy bucket composter. How to build your bucket. Drill a bunch of 1 8 inch holes through the lid for added aeration. Drill a lot of holes around the perimeter of the bucket. So what did i do.
In two of the buckets drill 3 16 inch holes in the bottom about 1 inch apart. How to compost in a 5 gallon bucket step 1. If you don t have the time to build a larger bin this one will work nicely. Drill a line of 1 8 inch holes through the lip of both buckets near the top.
One 5 gallon bucket with a tightly fitting lid. Simple diy five gallon bucket compost bin just a five gallon bucket is all you need to get started with your composting. I find that buckets are relatively inexpensive at big box stores. You can purchase these at your local farm store.
Drill 10 holes in the lid with a 1 4 drill bit. A drill and a medium to large sized bit or hammer and nail. Green materials fruit veggie scraps coffee grounds egg shells grass clippings etc. Stack one of the bins that has holes in the bottom inside the bucket.
Layer organic material in the bucket starting with small broken twigs to make spaces. Small sticks for drainage. The process of making a bokashi bucket is simple. Hot glue the charcoal filter to the lid.
We store our diy kitchen compost bucket under our kitchen sink so food scraps can easily be added to it during.