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Jam Lady
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sgt.colon
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Jam Lady
Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 2501 Location: New Jersey, USA
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dpack
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Mistress Rose
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sgt.colon
Joined: 27 Jul 2009 Posts: 7380 Location: Just south of north.
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 18 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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I suppose I should have thought about composting and related it to the manure heap that I was sent to turn periodically. Such a heap is one stage further down the line to a conventional, compost heap. Pig manure and straw was what we used to have to turn for the farm prior to being used on the college farm for potatoes-bit late to realise that 50 years on!
I have a plastic compost bin thinking about it, a neighbour gave it to me a few years back, conical shaped but has a lid and no base, I will just have to take the lid off. I am a bit worried that the local rat and mouse population will get in there and use its warmth as a breeding hotel-polite description!
They who know are promising snow in the next 2 weeks, but today is lovely-sunny, bright blue sky, and not cold-pullover, but no jacket today-all day. I am hoping it will last as it is, I need a lot more wood chopped if it turns too soon! The kindling is flying off the shelves 40 nets last week alone and I am nowhere near that in production terms this season. I will need to do about 20 nets this weekend plus cutting tonight and chopping tomorrow, must get the stock up in case I am not well or any other problems arise. Customers rule and they pay the council rates! |
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15539
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sgt.colon
Joined: 27 Jul 2009 Posts: 7380 Location: Just south of north.
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gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 8571 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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sgt.colon
Joined: 27 Jul 2009 Posts: 7380 Location: Just south of north.
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Hairy Mary
Joined: 06 Oct 2018 Posts: 2
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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 18 4:20 pm Post subject: Compost bins |
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I use the dalek (conical type), open bottom, lid on top, made of plastic. Keep putting veg peels etc in, add shredded paper, torn up cardboard, garden waste (green or brown), avoid tomato or potato if there's any sign of blight. Also grass cuttings, don't put in huge lumps of anything - layering greens then browns, give it a fork over if you fancy it, but I don't! If it get really dry you can add a bit of water, but better still urine. You can chop up big thick woody stuff for faster composting. Keep autumn leaves separate to make it into leaf mould - I find that is better in unlidded home-made wire bins. When I use compost I just shovel it into a big sieve over a wheelbarrow and chuck any big bits back in the compost bin - it will compost eventually. I also sometimes mix it with well-rotted horse manure (or other livestock as available) when I spread it onto the raise beds for veg. You can do this now so that the worms and weather can do their bit over the winter.
Keep on composting! |
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lowri
Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 1322 Location: ceredigion
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