Look What I Invented!

Okay, not invented. Taken from the internet is more correct. But, I did build it myself.

Some might ask "what is it?" Well, it's a compost screen. I have a pretty sizable compost pile, and have had it for quite some time. My only problem is that if I keep adding to it, it never really gets 100% composted. So I was looking around on the www the other day and I saw a guy demonstrate his compost screen. It looked great so I had to try it. I purchased a little hardware cloth, used some scrap 2x4's and built what you see above. It's 24" wide and about 24" high, almost square. It fits perfectly on the wheelbarrow.

 That is the compost as it is in the pile. You will see that there are some pretty big chunks. This is about two full shovels. I didn't put any more because I'm going to have to shake the thing over the wheelbarrow and when you factor in the weight of the wood, this is about the perfect amount.

This is what it looks like. There are still a few minor chunks, but overall, this stuff is perfect. And it's all mine, straight from my compost pile!

Black gold!

I have already used it with some plants and they look happy. That screen works perfectly and if I screen too much, I just throw it back on the pile. Now I can get compost whenever I need it.