Compost is the one thing that every garden needs together with a container of some sort to hold the material. There are many different ways of making compost and an equal number of designs of compost bins that you can buy from the garden center. However making your own compost bin is a relatively simple DIY project which can save you the cost of buying a ready made model. If you are not sure where to start this article by Duston McGroarty which I found on the Backyard Grower website has twenty-three great ideas.

Wanna see some really cool DIY compost bin ideas?
We picked out 23 of our favorite compost bin ideas for you to try out. We have everything from building a compost bin from pallets, building a DIY compost tumbler, to building a garbage can compost bin.
Here are 23 Ingenious DIY Compost Bin Ideas:

1. Build a Compost Bin from Pallets

How to Build a Compost Bin from Pallets

This could very well be the most inexpensive compost bin you could ever build yourself. If you don?t know someone who has a few extra pallets laying around, try looking on Craigslist or check with a local grocery store.
Here are the full instructions on how to build a compost bin from pallets.

2. DIY Compost Tumbler

DIY Compost Tumbler

Here are the step-by-step instructions for this really cool, and inexpensive, DIY Compost Tumbler.

3. Simple, Cheap Storage Container Compost Bin

Storage Container Compost Bin

Here are the full instructions for this Simple, Cheap Storage Container Compost Bin.

4. Garbage Can Compost Bin

Garbage Can Compost Bin

Here are the step-by-step instructions for the Garbage Can Compost Bin.

5. The Ultimate 3-Bin Compost Bin

3-Bin Compost Bin

Here are the plans for this really well built 3-Bin Compost Bin.

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