How Do You Compost In A 5-Gallon Bucket?
Everyone knows compost is worth its weight in gold to the vegetable gardener—providing much-needed nutrients and soil conditioners without resorting to chemical additives. However, even apartment dwellers and suburbanites with a few potted plants or tiny flower beds can benefit from compost, and you do not have to visit a farm to get it. A heap of fresh, rich soil can be yours in no time, and all you need is a 5-gallon bucket, some vegetable matter and a little patience. Get a 5-gallon bucket—usually you can pick them up for the asking from restaurants and bakeries, where they are used to hold pickles or icing. Wash and rinse it out to get rid of salt or sugar residue that may affect your plants. Drill a lot of holes around the perimeter of the bucket, to allow air to get in and excess water to flow out. Organic material needs oxygen and moisture to decompose properly, but you do not want too little of one or too much of the other. You also do not want the dirt to pour out everywhe
