Igor Tomasic: My First Homemade Composter

Homemade Wood Composter

If you have been thinking about making compost but think that it may be too difficult, complicated, or time consuming, you wrong. This article is the How to Make Homemade Compost version that makes it clear and simple. While composting can be an exact science, it certainly doesn't need to be. After all, Mother Nature does composting all the time without the help of human effort.

If you like to garden, you no doubt like to be outside. Composting is fun because you get to be outside doing something creative and productive. If you like plants, you probably like to see things grow. Composting is fun because you get to nurture your plants and make them grow by your own efforts, especially when you know that you are feeding them home-made meals, so to speak.

Simply put, compost is plant food. It is light, nutrient-rich soil that you put in your garden or potted plants to make them grow better. Essentially, when you go to the garden center to purchase bags of soil, you are buying manufactured compost. Compost is the best of everything you plants need: