I spoke to a range of gardening experts about how to buy a compost bin. The pros gave me lots of tips about each type of bin, the size of the bin you need, and how much to spend. Here's what they ...

Save money on a compost bin by building your own. You can recycle wooden pallets, trash cans, barrels and cinder blocks for these projects.

I've been using shipping pallets as a compost bin for a few years now and they work great. A compost pile, in my humble opinion, should be a minimum of a cubic yard in order to jump start the heat ...

Traditional wooden bin The classic compost bin is a wood-framed box, homemade and typically three feet cubed, though some compost gurus prefer a four-foot cube, which will handle exponentially ...

Composting to feed your garden is a great way to turn waste into gardening gold, but should you opt for a tumbler or a bin? Both offer many benefits.

Compost bin materials Compost bins for the countertop are made of metal, ceramic or plastic. Outside, look for composters in plastic, metal or wood.

Most of the sites offer compost only in early spring and supplies are already depleted for this year. Wood chips will be available at various times from spring to fall.

FARGO-The city of Fargo's recycling program will be offering city residents one free yard each of compost and wood chips. The spring giveaway dates and times are: Saturday from 7:15 a.m. to noon ...