If you’re a gardener, chances are you’ve thought about starting a compost bin. Not only is it great for the planet, learning how to start composting can help you create ‘garden gold’. You can turn your soil into a healthier home for all your plants!
While there are compost bins you can buy, they tend to be expensive, difficult to transport, and sometimes completely ineffective. If you don’t know how composting works, take a few minutes and visit our quick primer composting techniquesthen head over here and choose one of these 16 creative DIY compost bins and get started!
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DIY compost bins made of wood
Wooden compost bins are a great addition to your garden. They’re heavy-duty, last (almost) forever, and usually aren’t too expensive or difficult to put together. Check out our DIY compost bin pallets and other wood compost bin ideas.
Learning compost bin with lid
Our first seminar from Proceedings of Functional is a DIY compost bin that has the details you want. Lockable lid, sturdy construction, soil access at the bottom and my favorite – You can easily open the lid with one hand to dispose of kitchen scraps! Lots of step by step instructions, photos and drawings.
3-Bin DIY Composting System
For those of you who want to use the three bin system and get really serious about it, this homemade DIY compost bin looks good. The tutorial is no longer available, but we included it for inspiration anyway!
DIY compost bin from pallets
If you want to recycle while creating your bin, make this cheap DIY compost bin from pallets from Growing a greener world. Did we say cheap?
Cheap DIY Compost Bin
This low cost compost bin from Learners it allows you to remove either side and the whole thing can also be easily moved. Made from inexpensive fence posts, this is an easy DIY garden project.
Easy Cedar Compost Bin
These compost bins from Birds and Blooms they are made of cedar and allow the boards at the bottom to slide out. This allows you to remove the finished compost from the bottom of the pile. Then you can continue adding to the top of the pile.
DIY Tiered Wooden Compost Bin
This will take up a bit of space, but if you have a large garden, it’s a great way to keep all your plants fed with compost! Proceed to Homestead and Chill for the tutorial. Unfortunately, the cat is not included.
DIY Plastic Compost Bins
Plastic compost bins are another great option. Black plastic gets nice and warm, which helps your compost break down, and plastic is another cheap material. These tutorials are even simpler than most wooden bins, making them great DIY compost bins for beginners.
DIY Compost Bin
So we love the compact, easy nature of this DIY trash compost bin from Full Measure of Happiness. But alas, this site has gone to the great bloggers resting in heaven… Don’t worry, keep reading!
DIY Composting Waste Bin with Simple Holes
Fortunately for all of us, Toni at The Happy Housewife has a full tutorial on making a DIY compost bin out of a trash can! I love the pictures of her boys “spinning” the bucket!
Tumbler-Style DIY Composting Bin
So maybe you don’t have any adorable little boys (or girls!) to push the compost bin around the yard? (Or maybe you do, but they don’t think it’s a cool toy anymore!) Using the same idea, this trash can composts from Learners it sits on a base that you spin the compost bin on. Pretty clever!
$10 DIY Plastic Compost Bin Idea
Gardening isn’t always cheap, but your compost bin doesn’t have to be expensive! This tutorial from Young House Love will show you how to start composting for just $10.
DIY In-Ground Compost Bin
This DIY worm compost bin lives in your soil, allowing you to compost right into your garden bed and improve the soil section by section. It’s easy and so effective! You will be surprised at how many worms you will start to see. Learn more from By Brittany Goldwyn.
Other Ideas for DIY Backyard Compost Bins
If you’re not in love with any of the DIY compost bins we’ve shown you so far, don’t worry! Here are some other options that work great for breaking down your food scraps and yard debris.
DIY Compost Bin Chicken Wire Tutorial
Don’t want to go through a bunch of construction? Make your own compost bin out of hardware cloth or chicken wire with this tutorial from Mother Earth that lives.
Repurposed compost bin
Continue to recycle and protect the earth by making this shower door compost bin. The shower door acts as a bit of a greenhouse and heats the compost, causing it to decompose faster. You can pick one up at a Habitat for Humanity Restore or similar store near you. There is no tutorial for this unfortunately – use your imagination!
DIY concrete compost bin
This DIY compost bin is different in that it is made of concrete blocks. This makes it easy to make the bucket bigger or smaller depending on the needs of the time, keep critters out, or even remove blocks to allow more ventilation.
Corrugated metal DIY compost bin
This amazingly detailed tutorial by Vegetable Academy it is ideal for anyone who wants a larger facility with multiple apartments. If you have the space for it, this is a great option!
Super simple DIY compost bin
Karen Busolini shared a great idea here – why not make a simple compost bin out of wire fencing? They also have a great guide on what to compost and some basic troubleshooting if your compost isn’t breaking down.
Where to buy compost bins
We get it, life can be hectic and you don’t always have a free afternoon to devote to building a DIY worm compost bin. If you’re looking for a compost bin that you can buy and set up in minutes, here are our top picks!
Wayfair Small Compost Bin Options
If you don’t have time to DIY and want to buy your own compost bins, we’ve got you covered Redmon Tumbler compost bin at Wayfair. It’s so clean and easy to use! Just twist to drop, and the fertilizer is made by itself. You could even keep it in the garage.
Larger wooden compost bin from Wayfair
For larger gardens, you might want to give it a try Stationary Composter. You could even use several together to use the 3-bin system. Made of cedar, it gets good reviews for ease of assembly. If it’s sold out, try it Bosmere compost bin.
Keep your plants nourished with a DIY compost bin!
Hope you enjoyed Creative DIY Compost Bin Ideas! Don’t forget to learn more about how to compostand then try our post How to make safe, homemade weed killer!
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