"Chris Meech" wrote
Am slightly worried that my shredding is getting out of hand! Husband
is complaining cos he doesn't get a go!

Yes it's fun isn't it? And very satisfying turning a great bit heap of
prunings into more compost bin fodder. Turn a deaf ear and make him play
with the lawnmower instead. :-)

The products of the shredding are my question - I've got a compost bin
(council) arriving tomorrow a metre tall apparently. Can I use all my
shredded stuff? Mainly ivy and mangy shrubs, I know I can't put weeds
in it. Should I be shredding dried and green separately do you think?

Weeds are ok in the compost, just avoid the worst pernicious roots like
bindweed or couchgrass. I put everything shredded, all kitchen peelings
and uncooked vegetable waste, torn up cardboard and junk mail plus all
the weeds into my bins.

Can't see any reason not to shred dry and green material together. It
does seem best not to let pruned branches lie about too long to dry
right out before shredding as the end product heats up better and breaks
down faster when it starts off still green and leafy. If you have grass
mowings to go in, layering or mixing it with your shredded stuff helps
aerate that too.

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Sue