I put leaves in black plastic bin sacks stab some holes in the bottom and then pile them up in a corner behind the compost heap. Takes about a year to turn into leaf mould makes a great mulch or soil improver.
Thanks for that info Birdy - I'll take a look at that one. I aslo have to be careful of the weight of things like drills, saws etc. I've currently got a Bosch [have had lots of Bosch tools] but it's dreadful.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
A photo of the camouflage tarpaulin which I use to cover my compost bins.
I’ve never done this before but I have just popped a soil thermometer (you can see it on the right hand side) into the top 4” of compost. The reading was 75° C and that is four days after I added a big dollop of lawn clippings mixed with straw in there.
A photo of the camouflage tarpaulin which I use to cover my compost bins.
I’ve never done this before but I have just popped a soil thermometer (you can see it on the right hand side) into the top 4” of compost. The reading was 75° C and that is four days after I added a big dollop of lawn clippings mixed with straw in there.
Camouflage tarpaulin...so obvious and yet I would never have thought of it. Do army surplus shops still exist?
You're just ahead and of me there, Tin Pot; I was curious about whether I was imagining the sudden burst of heat and thought it would be good to know if such a thing as a soil thermometer existed - and apparently it does!
Fairygirl: isn't it disappointing when the once trusted makes like Bosch fail? My corded Bosch electric strimmer is just about keeping going but the strumming cord doesn't last long and part of the reel wears out quickly.
Bty the way, I forgot to mention that as well as the main drill setting my new drill/driver also has 15 screwdriver clutch settings (which can also be used with the drill function) and it all came with a 2 year guarantee. Hopefully I won't need that.
I put leaves in black plastic bin sacks stab some holes in the bottom and then pile them up in a corner behind the compost heap. Takes about a year to turn into leaf mould makes a great mulch or soil improver.
Just make sure the bags aren't biodegradable. I've had some that started to fall apart before the leaves are done mouldering.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
@Birdy13 well here you go, they are a little more... shall we say ‘rustic’... than yours and @Picidae very smart and sturdy looking efforts.
They are literally just a ramshackle collection of palettes, cheap tree stakes driven in and then the palette slotted over them, so you can lift them on and off. (Well that’s the idea when I get round to it, the middle one Ian currently held in place by the breeze block and the right hand side where the finished compost goes by nothing) The back corners are just held together by some wire wound around the two palettes. There is chicken wire on the back to protect the fence, but nothing falls through the gaps anyway so I could have done without that.
They don’t look quite so nice (ahem), but if they are out of sight it’s a cheap, quick and easy way to knock one up
Ramshackle is perfectly fine, Jellyfire. It sometimes goes with the territory of creative gardening. The thing is you're recycling building materials as well as your gardens energy. It's all good. Hostafan Thanks for that idea. I'll need to clear some shed space first- and that'll be good too!
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Camouflage tarpaulin...so obvious and yet I would never have thought of it. Do army surplus shops still exist?
Fairygirl: isn't it disappointing when the once trusted makes like Bosch fail? My corded Bosch electric strimmer is just about keeping going but the strumming cord doesn't last long and part of the reel wears out quickly.
Bty the way, I forgot to mention that as well as the main drill setting my new drill/driver also has 15 screwdriver clutch settings (which can also be used with the drill function) and it all came with a 2 year guarantee. Hopefully I won't need that.
They are literally just a ramshackle collection of palettes, cheap tree stakes driven in and then the palette slotted over them, so you can lift them on and off. (Well that’s the idea when I get round to it, the middle one Ian currently held in place by the breeze block and the right hand side where the finished compost goes by nothing) The back corners are just held together by some wire wound around the two palettes. There is chicken wire on the back to protect the fence, but nothing falls through the gaps anyway so I could have done without that.
They don’t look quite so nice (ahem), but if they are out of sight it’s a cheap, quick and easy way to knock one up
Worth a try.
Hostafan Thanks for that idea. I'll need to clear some shed space first- and that'll be good too!