A while back I alluded to our compost bin. Tig built the bin out of some new strapping, chicken wire. He also used some plywood and old hinges that were in our basement. Here is the finished product.

compost bin

The top lifts to open, so we can turn the pile. There is also a hinge on the front, so we can harvest the finished compost when it is done. It will probably take a year before we see some good compost. The bags next to the bin are full of leaf and grass clippings that have been decomposing since the fall. One of the neighborhood houses left big piles of leaves and grass over the winter. In the spring, the owners finally go their act together and had the piles bagged. Tig swiped two bags before they disappeared. Earthworms have already made a home in the bags.