I am so pleased that you are a compost fanatic; next April I am going on a 2 day course to become a 'Compost Master'. Norfolk Council pay for this and then, as far as I understand, we go and give talks to: schools, W.I. etc.For my own compost, it helps that I do a lot of juicing of fruit and veg, the pulp is great for the compost. BUT I have heard that homemade compost does 1. Not kill perennial weed seeds as a small bin does not generate enough heat 2. Not have a great deal of nutrients. Hopefully after next April I will have the answer to all these questions.
Ah! I cheat then. The perennial weeds go in the council compost wheelie bin. Heat...sun No we don't get them here, unless it is when I am at work in the middle of a warehouse taking calls all day long. I don't see the outside world then. Bang on retirement, only another 5 years!
Janet4, Am I wrong, or is Tiverton in Devon? I have always associated that area with hot summers. Where I am in the Fens, is supposed to be (according to map at Cambridge Botanic Gardens) the driest area in the UK, so have 4 water butts. But the wind can come howling across the flat fens so am always thrilled when anything does well. I think this year is the strangest weather-wise that I have had whilst gardening.
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I am so pleased that you are a compost fanatic; next April I am going on a 2 day course to become a 'Compost Master'. Norfolk Council pay for this and then, as far as I understand, we go and give talks to: schools, W.I. etc.For my own compost, it helps that I do a lot of juicing of fruit and veg, the pulp is great for the compost. BUT I have heard that homemade compost does 1. Not kill perennial weed seeds as a small bin does not generate enough heat 2. Not have a great deal of nutrients. Hopefully after next April I will have the answer to all these questions.
Ah! I cheat then. The perennial weeds go in the council compost wheelie bin. Heat...sun No we don't get them here, unless it is when I am at work in the middle of a warehouse taking calls all day long. I don't see the outside world then. Bang on retirement, only another 5 years!
Janet4, Am I wrong, or is Tiverton in Devon? I have always associated that area with hot summers. Where I am in the Fens, is supposed to be (according to map at Cambridge Botanic Gardens) the driest area in the UK, so have 4 water butts. But the wind can come howling across the flat fens so am always thrilled when anything does well. I think this year is the strangest weather-wise that I have had whilst gardening.