Compost Bin
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A compost bin is essential for any gardener and we were gifted a large plastic one from a good friend - thanks Mary! However, inaccessibility meant that we continued to add to it doing nothing with the product inside. Having looked for a solution we found inspiration in the plans here . This builds a unit measuring 275cm L x 90cm W x 90cm H - so huge! Not being familiar with building sizes the instructions are a bit confusing using wood that is '2x4' (size only exists when it is first cut prior to shrinkage) and '16d' nails (that refer to the roman name for a Penny coin apparently). This was a bit of a learning curve, we translated the sizes to metric and reduced the overall size of the unit to the space available meaning it measures 240cm L x 80cm W x 80cm H. I feel like a proud parent with the finished article. We've painted it with a wood preservative the same colour as the fences so that the unit just blends in to its surroundings.