How Do You Build A Cinder Block Compost Pile?
According to the magazine Garden Simply, organic gardening creates healthier plants that are more disease-proof and pest-resistant than plants that have been grown on organic fertilizer and treated with pesticides. Additionally, organic gardening practices are less harmful to the environment and produce a higher yield of crops. The first step in an organic gardening program is to construct a compost bin. You can build a compost bin quickly by dry-stacking cinder blocks. Choose a site for your bin. Select ground that is level and open. The bin should not be shaded from the sun and should be located on dirt so that earthworms can reach the compost and the nutrient-rich drainage can seep into the ground and improve the soil. Lay out a guide for your outer walls of the bin by measuring the walls of the bin and driving stakes into the ground at the corner spots with a rubber mallet. Tie string between the stakes to act as a guide for the wall. Set the blocks for your first course on the gro
