Compost sifter diy

Put together a compost sifter or soil screener in minutes with this simple tutorial, it's so easy you'll want to make a half dozen!

Trommel Compost Sifter: This Instructable shows how to build a trommel (rotary screen) for sifting compost or shredded leaves. The purpose of sifting is to separate coarse unfinished compost materials from the finished product or to separate out trash and debris from othe…

Pictures along with simple to follow instructions to build a compost sifter, also free compost bin plans.

Make screening your compost easy with these simple DIY compost sifter plans. We use these in our gardens to screen compost, and remove rocks from the soil.

"A hundred objective measurements didn't sum the worth of a garden; only the delight of its users did that. Only the use made it mean something." Lois McMaster Bujold, A Civil Campaign, 1999 It's an embarrassing tale. Last fall, Walmart had a sale, a buck a bag for compost. I try and avoid Walmart, but the deal sounded so good! Of course, after I bought five bags and brought them home, I found that the compost was clay with a few roots and moss thrown in. It looked much like the dense…

A tutorial on how to make an easy trommel compost sifter. Get tips and strategies that will make your daily tasks a breeze.

With only a few materials from the hardware store, you can build a sifter for soil and compost. Fight rocks and clay in your soil with this DIY project.

This screen will give you finely-sifted compost, and save your back.

Make a DIY compost sifter to create a homemade seed starting mix or potting soil, or to cover your seeds when planting them in the garden.