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<p>If you’re a fan of making your own compost – and if you garden you should be – then building your own compost screen is the next step.</p>
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<p>Compost screens can perform a few different functions. Firstly, they can have a broad mesh that allows most of the compost through but retains any larger uncomposted items such as chunks of bark or large twigs that found their way into the heap.</p>
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<p>They also can be interchanged with a finer mesh that allows even smaller compost particles through to produce a high-quality potting mix or seed-raising mix for you. These screens are easy to use and if produced effectively can be stored away quite easily.</p>
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<p>If you’re looking for some plans to build your own check out these very practical detailed tips from the Pennsylvanian DEP.</p>
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