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I thought id show a few photos of my compost heap just to see what you all thought. Its not perfect but it works for me. The green bin is a 330l one
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| Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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Therell be a few posts with photos attached. Sorry about it but I can only seem to attach one photo per post
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| Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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Heres the second bin. Its 470l. The lid wasnt a great fit so I use a sheet of old plywood that I had lying around.
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| Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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This is the compost bin just before I turned it.
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| Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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This compost has just been turned by the aerator
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| Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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A Photo of what the finished product usually looks like.
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| Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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And the last one. This is a photo of the grass heap. Its left there to rot and I take handfuls of it and add it to the bins as necassery.
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Heres a fresh bucket of material. I uaually put eggshells, cabbage leaves and stalks, potatoe skins and plants, banana skins and a small amount of grass, paper and cardboard. Feel free to leave comments or questions.
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Thought you might be interested in a real composting machine
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| Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Greengage wrote: | | Thought you might be interested in a real composting machine |
Id love one of those. 
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I harvested one of my compost bins at the weekend and was delighted with the results. I ended up using it on some flower beds and Ive started refilling the compost bin again. Im going to experiment this time by putting 3 or 4 inches of twigs and leaves in the base of the compost heap to see if it helps air to circulate around the base of the compost.
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| Greengage wrote: | | Thought you might be interested in a real composting machine |
" BIG BOYS TOYS" now your suckin' Diesel.....
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| Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 10:04 am Post subject: |
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| Looks like the compost has turned out well for you. Compost bins are a wonderful idea.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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| sgmgarden wrote: | | Looks like the compost has turned out well for you. Compost bins are a wonderful idea. |
It did, I got over two wheelbarrowfuls from it and the bin wasn't even full. I've got a second bin as well but I'm going to leave it for a while cause there's a potato plant growing on the top of the compost.
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