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How A Water Tank Can Help You Start A Compost System

How A Water Tank Can Help You Start A Compost System

If you have been living under a bridge for the past 50 or so years, then you might be the only one in your part of the world who does not know what composting is. Compost may be the difference between your garden looking like a fairy tale, and looking like a trampled rugby pitch. Wherever you are planting, whether in the ground or on raised garden beds, compost is going to be your ace in the sleeve for better production.

How does a compost bin work?

A compost bin is basically a place where organic matter will sit, mix together, and get broken down through natural processes to form compost. This organic matter could be made up of the most mundane kitchen waste, such as coffee grounds, kitchen leftovers, leaves, grass or even eggshells. Building a compost pile actually speeds up the process.

How this works is that you add water to the pile and keep turning it, the natural decomposition process is then sped up. The compost does not lose any of its nutrients, which are then added to the soil when compost is applied to the garden.

How does the water tank help?

There are a lot of ways you can make a compost bin at home, but by far the easiest is to convert a water tank into one. To start with, find an old water tank. You could use a new one, but the costs then increase. Still, buying a new water tank is cheaper than buying a premade compost bin online. Once you have found a tank, follow these easy steps to make an awesome compost bin.

There are videos online that will help you convert an old water tank into a compost bin. There are also other items around your house that you can turn into a compost bin, but a tank is by far the best. All the effort you expend making one will be rewarded with a thriving garden every season.

 

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