Thanks Lily Pilly. It certainly sounds as though a tumbler might be good for a combination of kitchen waste and small soft garden waste.
For the moment I'm not putting kitchen waste in my big garden bins because I am a bit on the phobic side when it comes to rats. I did use kitchen waste until a rat took up residence in my old wooden bin & now I'm very careful(a bit on the OCD side about it if I'm honest!)
But a tumbler is off the ground and as near to rat proof as it's possible to get and it would be good to start recycling the kitchen stuff again. Three weeks is really quick - so I think you might have convinced me to supplement the big garden bins.
Thanks for your nice comments about my garden. Unfortunately that's my old garden! We moved a couple of years ago & I'm working hard to make a garden here from nothing - unfortunately we also have a house to do so progress is slow but I'm starting to get there. Might post some before and after pics soon....
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Found my ancient instructions. It is made by Joraform a Swedish company
I dont remember it as being that expensive but as it can be used all year round it is really worth it. No problem with any rodents, just noticed sone wasps in this afternoon.
i keep it in full sun. Good luck with the new garden, so exciting to have a blank canvas! Would you like to borrow our rotavator?
Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” A A Milne
Thanks Lily P - that's very helpful - will have a look see.
I'd love to borrow your rotavator - I could do a lot of damage with that!! Fortunately for the cat and the neighbours I have a man who brings his own when I need that sort of work doing.
It is fun (if a bit daunting at times) making a new garden and I'm doing it bit by bit. Some things I know exactly how they should be - other bits are a little harder to visualise. My OH is quite impatient & doesn't 'get' gardening so he sometimes finds it hard to understand that it is often better to let a garden take it's own shape over time - he enjoys the results tho' - especially on a hot day with a cold beer in hand!
It is only about 1/3 of an acre (much smaller & less grand than yours appears to be) but is plenty big enough for me to play in.
Would love to come and see your garden if you ever decide to open it to the public.
Thanks again for your help.
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Hi Topbird, I have 2 medium Daleks and 1 large one (only got it a few weeks ago). I don't have bases for them, but they are situated in a sunny position on DPC, covered with gravel. In 10 years or so have never had problems with rats. The best way to deter rats is to situate bins near a high traffic area in your garden, the rats don't like that. So, for example, all my bins are just next to where I park the car, and on the way to the wood and kindling store. Also I empty kitchen waste into the bin at least once a day also garden waste. There is just too much activity for them to feel safe.
You could always hit the side of your bin with a bamboo cane every time you pass by
Thanks Artjak - that's a useful tip - I shall have a bamboo cane at the ready whenever I go outside!
Seriously though, finding a rat in the bin was a bad moment for me & which is why I take A LOT of preventative measures to prevent it happening again.
Ryton Gardens (home of Garden Organic) is a really good day out for anyone with the slightest interest in composting and organic gardening (or just gardening in general) isn't it? So much to learn & really good gardens too if memory serves me right.
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Hester - Artjak will almost certainly know the definitive answer to your question.
I think it prob depends on the weedkiller used
If a non-residual glyphosphate & the weeds are dead you are probably ok. If, however, you used a residual weedkiller then I think you should dispose of them elsewhere as there's a risk of weedkiller remaining in your compost which won't do plants any good when you come to use it.
Wait & see if Artjak picks this up before acting though.
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
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Top bird. Thank you, it is a labour of love, most of the time!
i use my tumbler for kitchen waste only. We have big bins for garden stuff
the kitchen waste is ready in about three weeks, you have to remember to turn it.
cant see why it wouldn't be the same for garden. Might not do the twiggy bits
Your garden looks lovely, put some latest ones on gallery?
A A Milne
Thanks Lily Pilly. It certainly sounds as though a tumbler might be good for a combination of kitchen waste and small soft garden waste.
For the moment I'm not putting kitchen waste in my big garden bins because I am a bit on the phobic side when it comes to rats. I did use kitchen waste until a rat took up residence in my old wooden bin & now I'm very careful(a bit on the OCD side about it if I'm honest!)
But a tumbler is off the ground and as near to rat proof as it's possible to get and it would be good to start recycling the kitchen stuff again. Three weeks is really quick - so I think you might have convinced me to supplement the big garden bins.
Thanks for your nice comments about my garden. Unfortunately that's my old garden! We moved a couple of years ago & I'm working hard to make a garden here from nothing - unfortunately we also have a house to do so progress is slow but I'm starting to get there. Might post some before and after pics soon....
Found my ancient instructions. It is made by Joraform a Swedish company
I dont remember it as being that expensive but as it can be used all year round it is really worth it. No problem with any rodents, just noticed sone wasps in this afternoon.
i keep it in full sun. Good luck with the new garden, so exciting to have a blank canvas! Would you like to borrow our rotavator?
A A Milne
Thanks Lily P - that's very helpful - will have a look see.
I'd love to borrow your rotavator - I could do a lot of damage with that!!
Fortunately for the cat and the neighbours I have a man who brings his own when I need that sort of work doing.
It is fun (if a bit daunting at times) making a new garden and I'm doing it bit by bit. Some things I know exactly how they should be - other bits are a little harder to visualise. My OH is quite impatient & doesn't 'get' gardening so he sometimes finds it hard to understand that it is often better to let a garden take it's own shape over time - he enjoys the results tho' - especially on a hot day with a cold beer in hand!
It is only about 1/3 of an acre (much smaller & less grand than yours appears to be) but is plenty big enough for me to play in.
Would love to come and see your garden if you ever decide to open it to the public.
Thanks again for your help.
Hi Topbird, I have 2 medium Daleks and 1 large one (only got it a few weeks ago). I don't have bases for them, but they are situated in a sunny position on DPC, covered with gravel. In 10 years or so have never had problems with rats. The best way to deter rats is to situate bins near a high traffic area in your garden, the rats don't like that. So, for example, all my bins are just next to where I park the car, and on the way to the wood and kindling store. Also I empty kitchen waste into the bin at least once a day also garden waste. There is just too much activity for them to feel safe.
You could always hit the side of your bin with a bamboo cane every time you pass by
The Henry Doubleday Assoc. is now Garden Organic.
Thanks Artjak - that's a useful tip - I shall have a bamboo cane at the ready whenever I go outside!
Seriously though, finding a rat in the bin was a bad moment for me & which is why I take A LOT of preventative measures to prevent it happening again.
Ryton Gardens (home of Garden Organic) is a really good day out for anyone with the slightest interest in composting and organic gardening (or just gardening in general) isn't it? So much to learn & really good gardens too if memory serves me right.
I put weed killer on weeds some weeks ago, now pretty dead. I'm planning on strimming off first. Am I right to put this stuff on the compost heap?
I think it prob depends on the weedkiller used
If a non-residual glyphosphate & the weeds are dead you are probably ok. If, however, you used a residual weedkiller then I think you should dispose of them elsewhere as there's a risk of weedkiller remaining in your compost which won't do plants any good when you come to use it.
Wait & see if Artjak picks this up before acting though.
I never compost anything I've sprayed with weedkiller .... but I agree with Topbird, wait an see what Artjak says - she is the Compost Master.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thank you Topbird and Dove.