{"id":231905,"date":"2010-01-26T13:33:58","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T18:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.szone.us\/f84\/compost-bin-38624\/"},"modified":"2010-01-26T13:33:58","modified_gmt":"2010-01-26T18:33:58","slug":"compost-bin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/231905","title":{"rendered":"Compost Bin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>01.25.10 03:18 PM<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.usa.gov\/roller\/govgab\/resource\/dirt_in_hands.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/>I?ve been <a href=\"http:\/\/answers.usa.gov\/cgi-bin\/gsa_ict.cfg\/php\/enduser\/std_adp.php?p_faqid=8449\" >composting<\/a> yard waste and food scraps for nearly a decade. My method, and I think using the term method is even a little too fancy, is the <a href=\"http:\/\/extension.missouri.edu\/publications\/DisplayPub.aspx?P=G6957#Heap\" >heap method<\/a>. In essence, we have an out of view place near the garden where we dump food scraps and yard trimmings and then never think of it again. See how easy <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.usa.gov\/roller\/govgab\/entry\/backyard_composting_101?comment=view\" >backyard composting<\/a> can be?<\/p>\n<p>There are, of course, more efficient <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/osw\/conserve\/rrr\/composting\/by_compost.htm\" >methods of composting<\/a> if you?re willing to put even just a little effort into it. These more efficient methods will yield better quality soil and it?ll be ready for you to use in a shorter period of time. I?m in no rush because the previous owner of my house had a few horses, so I?ve got a mountain of nice aged horse manure to fertilize my garden for many years to come.<\/p>\n<p>The heap method of composting has worked well for many years, but we hit a snag: the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.usa.gov\/roller\/govgab\/entry\/puppy?comment=view\" >puppy<\/a>. From what I can tell, there are few things in life more enticing to a puppy than a big pile of decomposing food scraps. Not only is she eating my good compost material, I worry that there might be some people food in there that?s not so good for a dog.<\/p>\n<p>So begins my quest for a new puppy-proof composting method. While I?ve been <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.usa.gov\/roller\/govgab\/entry\/vegetable_garden_dreams?comment=view\" >looking through the garden catalogs<\/a> I?ve seen many lovely bins that you can buy and are shipped ready to assemble in your yard. But when I see a $100 price tag I wonder if this is something I can do myself and save some money. The answer is yes! There are a number of different types of <a href=\"http:\/\/extension.missouri.edu\/publications\/DisplayPub.aspx?P=G6957\" >compost bins you can build yourself<\/a>, and they?re made from materials that are pretty easy to get. I think I?m going to keep it simple and build a <a href=\"http:\/\/extension.missouri.edu\/publications\/DisplayPub.aspx?P=G6957#Wire\" >wire mesh bin<\/a> or maybe just a simple <a href=\"http:\/\/compostinfo.com\/tutorial\/Bins\/Pallet.htm\" >pallet bin<\/a>. What works for you?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.usa.gov\/roller\/govgab\/entry\/compost_bin\" >Gov Gab: Your U.S. Government Blog &#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>01.25.10 03:18 PM I?ve been composting yard waste and food scraps for nearly a decade. My method, and I think using the term method is even a little too fancy, is the heap method. In essence, we have an out of view place near the garden where we dump food scraps and yard trimmings and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4509,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-231905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4509"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231905\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}