No not at all, better than some of the boring things some people get excited about - it is at least important to the garden and recycling - and here is one of the few places you can get excited about it!!
See what you mean about the height of the compost bin, I was thinking more about a heap ...................
Oh I love it! I've got 3 daleks, one filling, one breaking down and one ready to go. Getting near the end of the rotted one, the contents of which I riddle and the reject stuff I put back in the one that's rotting down. I'm not that picky about ratios, but I do stir/turn it frequently, and sling in a bit of pelleted chicken poo and/ or water if it's looking a bit dry.
Once you've got a system going, you'll wonder how you managed without it.
When I built my first bin I used to visit the local greengrocer who let me have all his offcuts of cabbage leaves, anything that he was throwing away as being past it's best or unsaleable etc. found it's way into my bin to mix with the grass. This cooked nicely. and compost ensued.
Well, I must say I feel more confident now, some great advice & laughs too.
I have built a compo bin, I'm not sure if its correct though, it doesn't have any ventilation, but i will turn the contents inside. Let me know what you think, even if i have to remake it, rather friends be straight with me, even if it means me taking my pride n joy apart & rebuilding it.
Bob Flowerdew was once asked on Gardeners' Question Time if it was alright for this lady's husband to put a pint of his pee onto his compost heap each week.
"NO,NO,NO" said the great man in a loud voice..."IT SHOULD ALL GO ON THERE!"
I think thats a lovely compost bin,Molly. I've got green plastic daleks, black plastic tardis, and a green plastic rotol. All horrible looking so I hide them behind fence panels.
I'm rather impressed too. Only one observation, is it mounted on bricks. Compost bins don't usually have bottoms and are laid straight on the soil. This lets the worms in and allows the moisture to drain away.
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No not at all, better than some of the boring things some people get excited about - it is at least important to the garden and recycling - and here is one of the few places you can get excited about it!!
See what you mean about the height of the compost bin, I was thinking more about a heap ...................
Oh I love it! I've got 3 daleks, one filling, one breaking down and one ready to go. Getting near the end of the rotted one, the contents of which I riddle and the reject stuff I put back in the one that's rotting down. I'm not that picky about ratios, but I do stir/turn it frequently, and sling in a bit of pelleted chicken poo and/ or water if it's looking a bit dry.
Once you've got a system going, you'll wonder how you managed without it.
Booker-
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
When I built my first bin I used to visit the local greengrocer who let me have all his offcuts of cabbage leaves, anything that he was throwing away as being past it's best or unsaleable etc. found it's way into my bin to mix with the grass. This cooked nicely.
and compost ensued.
Well, I must say I feel more confident now, some great advice & laughs too.
I have built a compo bin, I'm not sure if its correct though, it doesn't have any ventilation, but i will turn the contents inside. Let me know what you think, even if i have to remake it, rather friends be straight with me, even if it means me taking my pride n joy apart
& rebuilding it.
Thankyou for all your tips.
Molly.
Bob Flowerdew was once asked on Gardeners' Question Time if it was alright for this lady's husband to put a pint of his pee onto his compost heap each week.
"NO,NO,NO" said the great man in a loud voice..."IT SHOULD ALL GO ON THERE!"
I think thats a lovely compost bin,Molly. I've got green plastic daleks, black plastic tardis, and a green plastic rotol. All horrible looking so I hide them behind fence panels.
I'm rather impressed too. Only one observation, is it mounted on bricks. Compost bins don't usually have bottoms and are laid straight on the soil. This lets the worms in and allows the moisture to drain away.
Good point Zoomer, and I would be concerned about vermin nesting underneath. Dry and warmth may attract some unwelcome friends.
I have an old rusty drum that has previously been used to burn garden waste etc, is there anything stopping me using it as a compost bin?
I don't want to spend the next 8 or 9 months making compost that will kill anything I put it on!