Comments on: Young House Love Dot Compost

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:22:44 +0000

Thank ya’ll so much for this post. I was always led to believe that you had to have a big expensive compost tumbler in order to make compost. But not so, apparently!
I went to Lowe’s today and bought one of those big containers, and once I find the drill (I know we have one), I’ll be in business!

Thanks again!

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:02:21 +0000

Things definitely slow down in the colder months but we keep on adding things because there are still worms in there munching away. By the time spring rolls around they’re ready to go!

xo,
s

By: Bailey

Bailey — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:00:53 +0000

I love this post! What a wonderful way to go green and help keep your gardens kickin’. I am super eager to make a compost bin this spring. I was skimming through the posts above and it seems like warm weather helps decompose faster, but I was just curious how do composts work in the winter when everything is frozen?

By: Hawken Brons

Hawken Brons — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:48:23 +0000

This is a good idea. Too bad I want something bigger that can go next to the house.

By: Jay Fluck

Jay Fluck — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:56:16 +0000

I had heard of composting awhile ago and always wanted to give it a try…too bad I can’t add my dogs poop to the compost bin :(

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:58:49 +0000

Good question! We ended up getting one for around $10 at Bed Bath & Beyond that has little push buttons on the side that “seal” the top. Just sort of like a plastic cylinder where the top sinks in and locks when you push those buttons so it’s airtight. We love it!

xo,
s

By: Brianna

Brianna — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:42:11 +0000

I am playing around with the compost idea considering I live in an apartment… what kind of closed container did you get for under the sink? I’m looking for some affordable ones.

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:52:30 +0000

Hey Katey,

So glad you made your compost bin! Wahoo. As for the gnats, we didn’t have that problem but it could be related to too much water (gnats would probably be attracted to a moist swampy environment) so our advice would be to try to drain out a bit of the water through those holes (and through stirring). We also would just suggest waiting a few days for things to settle (keep your compost in a sealed container under your sink for a few days and then add it when things seem to calm down outside. Our compost bin is pretty much completely unscented and we never have bugs flying around it (although worms are doing their thing in the soil to help break things down- which is a great thing!). Hope it helps!

xo,
s

By: Katey

Katey — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:47:05 +0000

I followed the steps and made a compost bin! I feel so green. Only one problem.. Nats! (in the outside bin) Well, maybe two problems. It doesn’t smell really bad, but it does smell a bit. So, I saw that you said too much water might be the culprit for the smell. What about the nats? I went outside to add to my bin this morning, saw the nats when I lifted the lid, slammed it shut and ran! Help!

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:59:35 +0000

The bottom of the compost bin has drilled holes for drainage and to let worms in so a good stir every time we add stuff keeps everything looking good and working well in there. Hope it helps!

xo,
s