Ants in compost... good or bad and how do you get rid of them?
I went out to check on our compost bin the other day and saw a bunch of ants around the bottom of it. I have had a pretty bad relationship with ants in the past. They have invaded our homes, gotten into everything and have generally caused problems for us. So, I was not all that thrilled to find them exploring our compost bin. However, rather than run for my favorite natural ant killer, Terro, I decided to do some research on ants in compost to see if it was really a big deal to find them in your compost bin and, if so, what you can do about it. Read more on Ants in Compost…
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You can build a compost bin out of an old garbage can
We picked up a big, bright 55 gallon blue food barrel recently. We were intending to use it to build a compost bin, but after we did a little research, OK a lot of research, we decided to make into a rain barrel instead.
That meant that we still had to find a container to use as a compost bin. After some more research, we determined that a garbage can compost bin would work best for us. Now we just needed to learn how to make one. Read more on Build a Compost Bin…
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