Sometimes i feel very very lazy and though i’m always gardening in 

my mind, i never actually go out and start digging.. today started 

off as one of those days but by the evening i was feeling so guilty 

for neglecting my plants that i just got up and went out.. Took a 

tour of the garden.. deadheaded the verbenas and roses.. snipped 

off a few weeds and before i knew i was back in action! threw my 

laziness in the compost bin and set to work.. Now when i went to 

throw my laziness in the compost bin( an old water tank)  i realized tht i need to do 

some work on it to get it into working order..

though i have already 

got one batch of compost out of it but there have been functional 

problems due to not being able to roll it and aereate the stuff 

periodically.. also it needed a cover tht would allow air to flow in but 

keep critters out.. so here’s the cover i made with the instructions..

-take 2 strips of cardboard( i cut mine out of a packing box)

-staple one end of each to one another for adequate length(if u 

have the required length in one piece its even better.. i did not 

have)

-measure around the opening to calculate the diameter and staple 

the two ends together to obtain a circle

-take a piece of any stiff fabric and keeping the cardboard circle on 

it trace the area that needs holes..

– punch holes randomly to allow air flow as needed and staple the 

fabric to the circle..

– the cover is ready!!

ofcourse there be easier ways to do this.. even buying one with a 

mesh but this method served me best at the moment and satisfied 

my urge to finish the job immediately with materials on hand.. 

i tried it on the bin and rolled it to see if it holds in place and it 

does!! so now i can just lift the lid, add scraps, cover it and roll it 

once a day:) even the tap does not form a major hindarance to 

rolling as i thought it would.. thats it for today.. i’m off to the kitchen 

to collect more compost material:)

P.S. The compost bin will be cleaned, decorated and labelled 

tomorrow so don’t miss the ceremony.. right here on budscape.. 

tomorrow night..

Happy Gardening:)