Homemade Composter
Herman Peter of Madisonville, La., made his own compost tumbler from a discarded fertilizer drum, four rubber casters mounted on a piece of plywood and some angle iron. He cut a door in the side of the drum and remounted it with small hinges and two barrel bolts to secure it when closed. The angle iron brackets mounted on either side keep the drum from sliding off its perch. He fills the composter with kitchen and other organic scraps, turns it occasionally to keep the material aerated, and presto! Compost for flowerpots and the garden.

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