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A compost bin is a useful tool in composting. Finding the right one is very essential if you want to be successful in your composting. There are a lot of garden compost bins that you can choose from it can be wood, plastic, mesh, static, covered, spinning, rolling, and many more types, it depends to you which do you think will be more beneficial for your composting activity.
The first thing you should consider is the price of the compost bin you are buying. Your budget will determine if you can get the most high-tech bin multi chamber rotating bin or if you should stick to the basic static bin models. Be sure that the price of the bin you will get is reasonable enough for its use.
The next thing you need to check out is the size. Before you determine the size of the bin that you should get, be able to figure out the amount of the organic matters that you will put in your compost bin. There is absolutely no use for a really huge compost bin if you are only putting less amount of organic debris in it. Ideally, a bin should be filled within a span of three months to six months, so be sure to choose a size that you can fill within this time frame. If you choose an oversized bin, it will probably take you more than a year or so before you can entirely fill it.
Another thing that may influence your purchase of compost bins is its processing speed. If you want the fastest way to get your garden compost, then, you should get the spinning compost barrel. Naturally, this type of bin produces your garden compost within eight weeks if you used it properly eith regular mixing of the garden waste and kitchen scraps.
It is not necessary that you use a compost bin that looks good mainly because it is not purchased for the purpose of being displayed in your house. However, if you want to use it as one of the assets of your garden, then the looks of the bin may also be able to affect your purchase. However, most of the bins that looks stylish costs a lot, so if you are sticking on a tight budget, at least try to choose a good color for the bin that you will purchase.
