"JakeD" wrote in message
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I'm teetering towards your method (bin upside-down). Do you have a
Lidl store in your town? I was in one today and they had purpose-made
compost bins for £15. I've seen similar things in garden centers for
£60 or more. I nearly bought one - and may even still buy one, as they
have small sliding doors at the base, on four sides, which I guess is
very convenient if you just want a pot-full of compost without doing
the whole bin-turning rigmarole. They are also suitably tapered in
shape, for the purpose we've been discussing, and have ventilation
slots that were hopefullly designed by an expert.

We bought one for a second bin for us and another for a son who's just begun
gardening. At that price they're worth having. Our original two were
provided by the council som years ago - one per household but a neighbour
didn't want hers.

I've got another question about compost bins... I've had two
diametrically-opposite bits of advice regards positioning: One expert
said: "Don't have a compost bin near your veg patch, because it'll
attract slugs to the area" However, another expert said: "DO have the
compost bin near your veg patch, as the slugs will feed on the compost
rather than your veg"!

Anyone got any opinions on this? Which advice is the one to follow?

LOL! I've not heard either but I reckon that slugs are impossible to exclude
from a larger area. Spouse made copper rings (from hot water cylinders
bought from the scrap yard) for vulnerable plants and they seem to work.

Mary