Fairy girl hi I just moved here from crookston ???? Steve yeah I definitely do t have a wheelbarrow so far although my four year old has a toy one ???? I will add that to my list of purchases. I also don't have enough space for the pallet idea and yeah Dubai the dog and boy would be right in to that. What about the big plastic Es that aldi/Lidl sell? Would that work? And is it only vegetable peeling and eggshells etc that go in? Not meat right?
Pa fairy girl so far I know what a lily and a rose and tulips are because I buy them. Dandelions and Daisy's as they grew in my mums grass other than that yeah a picture and google images is my only hope ????
You can try the supermarket composters, but you will definitely get a better one if you wait and get a council approved one second hand, or your local council may sell them, or point you towards ones that are like it. They are generally very tough, are recycled plastic, and have less design problems (they have to go through a selection procedure before approval - not a certain guarantee, but some plastic bins on the market are quite fragile/flimsy). Hope that helps
Oh, and yes, you can only compost things that don't have a fairly high fat content, and that don't smell so delicious that rats get the idea they will be in heaven if they can get into/delve under your bin. Meat products also tend to rot in ways that can produce harmful bacteria - and smell very bad in the vicinity. Fish, blood and bone mix is OK for the garden since it has already been processed.
I'm about to incur the wrath of practically everyone here and say - don't bother with a compost bin just now. Unless the garden has a lot of soft vegetation- ie perennials and annuals which die back, a lot of grass, or you have tons of veg/kitchen waste, it probably isn't worth it at the moment. Paisley has a good 'brown bin' system for collecting garden stuff, so I'd wait a while and see exactly what's in the garden.
Give yourself a month or two to settle into the plot. You'll get plenty of help from forumites if you can do a few pix of plants and shrubs as they alter through late winter and spring
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I'm not the slightest bit wrathful, FG, but I do disagree, of course! You don't need tons of stuff, just somewhere to put the stuff you do have. Tear up the damaged cardboard packaging you used to move with and mix it with the grass cuttings you'll soon have. Great stuff.
If you really can't make room for a couple of full-sized heaps, a 'dalek' type will do. Put it, indeed, somewhere warm, and wrap it in old carpet to keep the heat in since it won't be big enough to retain heat. When it's full you can lift it off the heap (with help!) and fork the stuff back in again to turn it.
Definitely settle in for a month or two till the weather gets a bit warmer, and you'll want to be out there doing.
The worst weeds to look out for to stop them taking over before they spread are nettles, thistles, dandelions and brambles... There may also be a few that are local to you specifically, so look at other people's gardens as well as your own, and see what unwanted plants have moved in and taken over. We get lots of hog-weed and ground elder here, but these are only problems in some areas. Fairygirl's insight could be very useful, since she will know which are the worst and first to target if they appear. I get the impression that she knows your area? Just amended that because I looked back and couldn't find the bit that gave me the impression Hope I said right fairygirl!
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You can try the supermarket composters, but you will definitely get a better one if you wait and get a council approved one second hand, or your local council may sell them, or point you towards ones that are like it. They are generally very tough, are recycled plastic, and have less design problems (they have to go through a selection procedure before approval - not a certain guarantee, but some plastic bins on the market are quite fragile/flimsy). Hope that helps
Oh, and yes, you can only compost things that don't have a fairly high fat content, and that don't smell so delicious that rats get the idea they will be in heaven if they can get into/delve under your bin.
Meat products also tend to rot in ways that can produce harmful bacteria - and smell very bad in the vicinity. Fish, blood and bone mix is OK for the garden since it has already been processed.
I'm about to incur the wrath of practically everyone here and say - don't bother with a compost bin just now. Unless the garden has a lot of soft vegetation- ie perennials and annuals which die back, a lot of grass, or you have tons of veg/kitchen waste, it probably isn't worth it at the moment. Paisley has a good 'brown bin' system for collecting garden stuff, so I'd wait a while and see exactly what's in the garden.
Give yourself a month or two to settle into the plot. You'll get plenty of help from forumites if you can do a few pix of plants and shrubs as they alter through late winter and spring
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I'm not the slightest bit wrathful, FG, but I do disagree, of course! You don't need tons of stuff, just somewhere to put the stuff you do have. Tear up the damaged cardboard packaging you used to move with and mix it with the grass cuttings you'll soon have. Great stuff.
If you really can't make room for a couple of full-sized heaps, a 'dalek' type will do. Put it, indeed, somewhere warm, and wrap it in old carpet to keep the heat in since it won't be big enough to retain heat. When it's full you can lift it off the heap (with help!) and fork the stuff back in again to turn it.
Definitely settle in for a month or two till the weather gets a bit warmer, and you'll want to be out there doing.
Steve
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The worst weeds to look out for to stop them taking over before they spread are nettles, thistles, dandelions and brambles... There may also be a few that are local to you specifically, so look at other people's gardens as well as your own, and see what unwanted plants have moved in and taken over. We get lots of hog-weed and ground elder here, but these are only problems in some areas. Fairygirl's insight could be very useful, since she will know which are the worst and first to target if they appear. I get the impression that she knows your area? Just amended that because I looked back and couldn't find the bit that gave me the impression
Hope I said right fairygirl!
I'm about fifteen minutes drive form Paisley, Dinah. In fact - I'll be driving through it on my way to Loch Lomond tomorrow to walk
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Great! You'll know the turf (so to speak)
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...