That's the problem with me, I don't have lawns just a piece of grass the other side of the gate leading to the wood which isn't mine but use as 'land management' Must get this coff seen to.
Ah, right, I was expecting them to almost disintegrate, maybe I’ll start using them again, you do have to wash them I think, rats love the smell of off egg.
Yes, I wash them, let them dry, then crush in a pestle & mortar. It takes about a year to fill a reasonable size jar. Then when I need to, I add it to a compost mix that needs a bit of drainage or a looser structure.
If I am cooking eggs and peeling, I just add the shells to my compost. Raw eggs I do the same as @Chris-P-Bacon - wash them and then let them dry. If I'm using the oven in the next few days, I pop them in the bottom on a tray. Once "cooked", I also use a P & M to grind them up and add to compost mix where needed. I also use them as a top dressing on those potted plants which are susceptible to the dreaded Vine weevil. The latter doesn't always work as a thick layer is needed but mixed with grit to eke it out usually does the biz IME.
I'm going to make a 'topper' for my active bin, like a sort of pillow of bubble wrap enclosed in Visquene ( thick black plastic.) Just need some Duck tape to seal it, to keep moisture out.
I'm going to make a 'topper' for my active bin, like a sort of pillow of bubble wrap enclosed in Visquene ( thick black plastic.) Just need some Duck tape to seal it, to keep moisture out.
Good plan @Woodgreen. Do you need to seal it though? Will it matter if a bit of moisture gets around the edges?
I've got the lids on both of my new plastic bays now. So that's two layers of carpet and then a twin-wall plastic lid over the top. But it doesn't fit tightly - moisture can still enter around the corners. The temperature of the compost is falling rapidly though now (33°C this morning) but I'm not in any rush for the finished product, so I'll just leave them be and add bits on top as and when.
I've still got all my Crocosmia lucifer leaves & various Asters to cut down yet so still a fair bit of material to go in & then weekly veg peelings, tea leaves & coffee grounds.
Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
Sorry, I didn't explain properly what I meant. The black plastic 'pillowcase' containing the bubble wrap is what I want to make watertight by sealing with tape. I won't be sealing it to the bin.
The bins (3) have concrete block sides and the back is actually the end wall of the greenhouse, also concrete block. The sides are built so that the wooden lids are on a slope, to shed rain.
I really need to make new lids. These are ten or eleven years old. We made them out of t&g and kept them painted with Cuprinol Shades, but I found that it didn't adhere as well on the planed timber and needed a lot of sanding down and repainting. ( The front removable slats are not planed wood and hold the paint very well.) In the hot summer the lids split in a few places so then when we got the rain the lids absorbed a lot of water. They are now getting to be a bit too heavy and starting to sag. Ideally I'd like to make new ones with a timber frame for weight but lightweight covering. If the lids are too light they'd blow off though, so it's a tricky one. We made the bins about thirty years ago, but like Trigger's broom, we've replaced the lids three times and the slats once! Oh and just to be awkward, they need to look nice! (Near the house and where I sit out.) Any ideas?
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Good plan @Woodgreen. Do you need to seal it though? Will it matter if a bit of moisture gets around the edges?
I've got the lids on both of my new plastic bays now. So that's two layers of carpet and then a twin-wall plastic lid over the top. But it doesn't fit tightly - moisture can still enter around the corners. The temperature of the compost is falling rapidly though now (33°C this morning) but I'm not in any rush for the finished product, so I'll just leave them be and add bits on top as and when.
I've still got all my Crocosmia lucifer leaves & various Asters to cut down yet so still a fair bit of material to go in & then weekly veg peelings, tea leaves & coffee grounds.
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
The black plastic 'pillowcase' containing the bubble wrap is what I want to make watertight by sealing with tape.
I won't be sealing it to the bin.
The bins (3) have concrete block sides and the back is actually the end wall of the greenhouse, also concrete block. The sides are built so that the wooden lids are on a slope, to shed rain.
I really need to make new lids. These are ten or eleven years old. We made them out of t&g and kept them painted with Cuprinol Shades, but I found that it didn't adhere as well on the planed timber and needed a lot of sanding down and repainting. ( The front removable slats are not planed wood and hold the paint very well.)
In the hot summer the lids split in a few places so then when we got the rain the lids absorbed a lot of water. They are now getting to be a bit too heavy and starting to sag.
Ideally I'd like to make new ones with a timber frame for weight but lightweight covering. If the lids are too light they'd blow off though, so it's a tricky one.
We made the bins about thirty years ago, but like Trigger's broom, we've replaced the lids three times and the slats once!
Oh and just to be awkward, they need to look nice! (Near the house and where I sit out.)
Any ideas?