Before lockdown I got my hands on three cubic metre bags. I'm using one to stack the turf I'm stripping off as stage I of renovating my front lawn. Last weekend I cut both lawns and had more clippings than I could accommodate in my two daleks, so it went into a tonne bag, mixed with shredded paper. Then I had the chance to bring home a wheely bin full of cut grass from the park, but had no more shredded paper (the shredder had died and has yet to be replaced). So I flattened some cardboard boxes and made a lasagne.
Good to know I’m not unusual. I’ve only got 4 bags on the go but they aren’t all filled, they can however be stacked on it each and then reduce in volume so take up less space. Trying to ensure I don’t get weed seeds in my compost as I think I’ve unfortunately got some dock seeds in there before I deweeded my composting area.
Continuing my compost questions- should I put cuttings from snowberry in my bin or will it start rooting in the soil and I’ll end up introducing them into my borders? Same with nettles. I’m currently laying them out to dry first just to be sure they’re dead, is that a better idea or should I just dump it in?
Continuing my compost questions- should I put cuttings from snowberry in my bin or will it start rooting in the soil and I’ll end up introducing them into my borders? Same with nettles. I’m currently laying them out to dry first just to be sure they’re dead, is that a better idea or should I just dump it in?
you'll see if they're still live when you empty them.
A collegue of mine decided to have a go at composting after I was telling her all about it. She only has a small garden and was thinking where to put a bin, when she decided to try composting in a sack. Not sure what type of material it is but she was saying it works
I also compost fruit and veg peelings separately in a bag which is in a bin. Paper or card is added too. The aim is not to attract rodents so when that bag is rotted enough I add it to the main garden builders bag compost. There’s more maggots at work in there even though there’s a lid. I also saw a YouTube video on how to get quick compost within a couple of weeks using just a bit of grass clippings and shredded card and watery maltose. I’m tempted to try it.
If you have ants in there then your compost is probably too dry so I'd get the hose over it then the ants should leave. However I'd just crack on after all the compost needs all the love you can give it. Carry on composting 🤣🤣
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I also saw a YouTube video on how to get quick compost within a couple of weeks using just a bit of grass clippings and shredded card and watery maltose. I’m tempted to try it.