Building and maintaining a home composter.

To make compost is required (but not essential) to have a composter. They come in various shapes and sizes. Here we will show how to make your own compost without having to spend money and very few materials.

When maintaining a composter must take into consideration the following:

Choose a cover site so that the compost is not affected by rain,the sun or wind, because it disrupt the quality of the compost and it might stop fermentation. These conditions can be avoided if the compost is adequately covered.

The first five days must turn the compost twice a day (morning and evening). During the next 10 days turning frequency is reduced to once a day.

The compost is ready when its temperature is equal to the ambient temperature and its color is gray, is dry and sandy composition.

Do not allow the temperature gets too high.

It is important not to overlook the humidity and temperature, for microbiological activity may be damaged by lack of oxygen or excess moisture.

It is recommended that the compost is in contact with the ground, do not cover with fabric or timber.

If the compost appears too hot, you need to aerate with a rake. If the problem persists, it may be that the composter is poorly aerated and it is necessary openings in the walls.

Construction of the composter

There are several ways to build the compost manually. In this case, it will be made with pallets of wood raw material in the embodiment. Materials required are:

4 pallets of wood the same size.

Wooden planks to cover the gaps of pallets if they are too large.

Wooden board that will act as a roof of the composter.

Related tools.

Heather.

One of the main problems of using pallets are excessively large gaps left.

For the realization of a good compost air inlet must not be so large, so it must find ways to plug the holes, leaving openings 1-2 cm high.

If it becomes too cumbersome cover the gaps of pallets with pieces of wood can choose to round the composter of heather, regulating the entry of air into

The structure is assembled as follows:

Vertical pallets can be docked by bolts, as follows:

Everyone can make any changes you want. For the above case, the input and collection of the compost is performed from the top. A plus manufacturing involves placing hinges between two pallets to facilitate the collection of compost once finished the fermentation process, such as:

The cover can be performed either with another pallet or using a wooden board. You can place hinges for opening and closing, or you can remove the cover directly when the compost is handled.

The key to getting a good compost is experience and testing. Within 2-3 months, depending on the conditions compost will be achieved as the image: