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paanpaan Posts: 34
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Hi , this is my first attempt to produce compost - it is a square 500litre  bin with lid and sits on soil.  It just keeps disappearing no matter how much is put in , I try to even out browns and greens , what is happening ? any advice welcome, regards

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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    It does shrink down very quickly when it's rotting down.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • paanpaan Posts: 34
    oh right so just keep piling it in then, I didn't realise it would take so much , thanks 
  • bcpathomebcpathome Posts: 1,313
    It takes loads and you get very little for your efforts . You have to be very disciplined and put everything you can in and probably need more than one compost container.
  • paanpaan Posts: 34
    very useful to know , I hadn't realised the volumes needed!, thanks 
  • nick615nick615 Posts: 1,487
    Intentionally for each year's runner bean pit, I put all our kitchen bin contents in a 200 litre plastic bin, which is 90% full by the time each March comes round.  It's part of the theory, in this instance, of 'Fail to prepare, prepare to fail' and always works.
  • paanpaan Posts: 34
    yes I acquired an allotment last winter and started the compost bin off at some point last winter  - but had to rely mainly on kitchen waste as the allotment was mainly
     piled high with rubbish rather than plants , all of the kitchen waste ( well uncooked veg peelings) has gone in the compost since then  but clearly still not enough!
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