A Little Compost Made In a Compost Pail May Be All You Need

Have indoor plants on the patio, a window box planter or even a small garden that you want to make a little compost for? Well, you may just need a little compost. And fortunately-- a little compost goes a long way. You may be able to do all the composting you need, as often as you need it-- right in a compost pail.

It’s simple to make compost inside a pail. And really not very different from making big batches in huge compost bins. You’re just cutting down on the container size and the amount of ingredients going into it. Aside from pails, composting bags and buckets are also available for making these smaller amounts.

Just be careful that the pail you use to contain the compost isn’t organic, like wood, or that too will soon disintegrate into splinters and you’ll have more compost than you bargained for-- on the ground.

How to Turn Garbage Back Into a Nutritious Meal—For Your Plants!

Composting, as simple as it is, is probably the least understood and most magical of all the gardening tools. You may remember how to compost from high school science. Just dump lawn mower clippings, leaves and twigs in the composting pail and add leftover kitchen scraps. Keep it moist, then, just leave it in the sun. Soon, this unsightly conglomeration decomposes and becomes “black dirt”-- the most nutritious plant food nature can provide!

Compost pails come in different sizes and materials. Plastic and metal are the most common. Although wood pails are more rustic – because they were made from trees, they will eventually become part of the composting process. So, just remember how to go about composting and you can forget all about ever having to buy fertilizer again!

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