We inherited a rectangular home- made sieve when we moved here in 1993. I put it over the wheelbarrow and use my hands to push the material through. Incredibly the wooden frame has only needed corner braces. The mesh is still as good as ever. It has sieved tons of soil, compost, leaf mould and even stone. I'd be lost without it.
With what passes for bought compost this last year, I'm thinking of making my own seed and potting compost. I'm currently using a hand sieve, but I'm looking at one of those rotary things.
When I want a bit of sieved compost to mix with bought stuff to improve it, I just use a plastic garden sieve that's been lying around in the shed for years. Can't even remember buying it. I don't bother sieving for mulching or soil improvement. The lumpy bits will either break down eventually or get picked up with the weeds etc and put back into the compost bin.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
I had sometime to spare today after an early finish, managed to mow the grass in the garden (it was a right mess), mow the verge at the front and in front of the neighbours and there neighbours and there neighbours. I also mowed up the leaves off the road and made our strip of village looks very tidy 😃😃. Meanwhile the immediate neighbours fully believe I'm nuts cos they know full well I only did it for my compost !!!
It can certainly become an obsession. Yesterday I transferred the entire contents of the left bay across to the right and poured over one watering can. Couldn't quite believe the number of worms in there considering the whole structure has been erected less than a week!
Took the temperature this morning and it's already upto 63˚C I'm worrying about the worms now!
Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
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Took the temperature this morning and it's already upto 63˚C
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful