Why not make your own compost screen and make it a weekend project involving your family member to make it a fun day.
Compost screen reduces the amount of excess debris in compost piles so that the benefits of composting can be maximized. People who are considering doing composting on their own would want to consider making a compost screen. Building your own compost screen helps reduce cost and increase efficiency, versatility, portability and allows you to do your bit in making the planet green so you can make your own compost.
The Tools you need to make your own compost:
A Shovel, a Compost screen, will to work on your garden and keep your environment clean are about the only tools you need to make your own compost and your contribution to the greener planet.
When you make your own compost with little help from shovel and compost screen you’re not only doing good to yourself but to Mother Nature and the planet as well. You can buy the shovel from your neighborhood hardware store and have the will to make the contribution to the greener planet, but buying a compost screen from the hardware store might cost you up to $400. Why not make your own compost screen and make it a weekend project involving your family member to make it a fun day.
Things you need Make your own compost screen:
To build a compost Screen you will need a wire mesh, a supporting structure, nails and outside skirting to avoid touching protruding wire mesh that could hurt your hands. You might be able to use discarded wooden pallets; old fencing or even get the wood cut from the lumberyard to make the frame for the compost screen. Try to get the wood that is about 6 inches high to make the frame so that it can serve as a tray to hold the compost. Cut the wood down so you can make a manageable square tray. Composting will be a whole lot easier if composting screen is square shaped and easier to store and handle, not to mention easy and stright forward to make.
Your own compost screen to make your own compost:
Once you have the frame made for the compost screen, you need to find a wire mesh that you will use to sift the compost to separate it from rocks, wooden chaffs and any undecomposed compost. Most people use half inch to a quarter inch wire mesh depending upon the size of debris they anticipate. Compost that can pass through a quarter inch mesh can be used to surface dress the lawn, while a half inch mesh lets out the compost that is ideal for a nursery. You’ll need to cut a piece of mesh that fits over the frame. Make sure you pull the mesh tightly before stapling it to the frame so that it does not sag when the compost is poured on to it.
To finish off the frame on the side of wire mesh, use thin skirting to make sure that your hands are well protected from the parts of mesh that are sticking out.
The whole process of making the compost screen should take you about half an hour once you have all the materials and tools at hand. Not only is it a quick and fun project, it gets you up and working in no time to make your garden look more beautiful.
You can either use the wheel barrow if you have one or a large plastic container like a barrel to collect the compost that has sifted through the compost screen. You should have in mind what you would be using as a collector before you start making the compost screen. This would give you a fair idea of what size of wood you get to make a frame that would sit on top of the collector and not let any of the compost go to waste should it fall from the sides.
If you are making larger compost screen that can hold more compost then you should consider making a frame as a rail so that the compost screen sits on top of it and you can move it side to side on the rail so you can make your own compost without breaking your back. If it’s too big and heavy then you should consider putting small wheels underneath the compost screen for easy movement.
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