The least expensive type of compost container is homemade.For those who wish to use them, containers can help
shape a pile and keep the materials looking neat. The
least-expensive container is made of 12-foot-long, 3-foot-
wide pieces of 1-inch mesh chicken wire with 9ve 3-
foot-long, 1 by 2-inch boards and 2 sets of small hooks
and eyes. The boards are nailed along the two 3-foot
ends of the wire and at 3-foot intervals along the length
of the wire. The hooks and eyes are attached to the 2
end boards as shown. The unit is then placed as a circle
on the ground, the hooks attached to the eyes, and the
compost materials placed inside. The materials hold up
the circle. After the pile is built, the wire enclosure may
be removed and the materials will stay in place. You
may now use the enclosure to build another pile, or you