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A Novice Starting A Compost Heap.

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  • BLTBLT Posts: 525

    My friend has just constructed the 3 bin pallet system so he gave me a free compost bin.. I did not realise you need a few!!  I only have a small garden.. So I think it will take me ages to fill the first one..  I know not to buy activator liquid as he said use the 'Pee for free' method ... 

    How long does it take to rot down then and turn into the good stuff?

    Last edited: 03 May 2017 18:28:40

  • Green MagpieGreen Magpie Posts: 806

    I have two large compost bays, and this works fine.  At the moment, last year's compost (up to late autumn)  is sitting there under a piece of old carpet, while this year's garden waste etc is rapidly accumulating in the other side. I don't turn the whole heap, I just fork in each layer of fresh material and mix it up with the rest a bit. Then in about November I will cover this lot over and leave it for a year, and I'll take out the old stuff and spread it around.

    I think if you turn it all more regularly, it rots down faster, but leaving it for a year achieves the same result with less effort.

    Isn't it lovely to have a place where you can come and discuss compost with like-minded people, and no one thinks it strange!

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