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Old 14-07-2009, 02:43 PM
drtj1960 drtj1960 is offline
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Originally Posted by Spider[_2_] View Post
This weekend I sieved through the contents of one of my compost bins and
gained a huge quantity of the most glorious crumbly compost. I am so smug,
it's painful! I have three other bins which are ready, so I'm going to be
impossible to live with this week :~)).
The bins are simply ex-dustbins, upended or well-holed. I put in a good
variety of materials, mix them (but not *that* often) and add water only
rarely if the contents seem dry. They are cold heaps, although they get
quite hot in summer, so they've taken about 9 months to produce this really
splendid stuff.

I just need some rain now, so I can spread it as mulch. Might just as well
let the worms finish the job :~)

Spider





Hi Spider,
I have just started composting this year so far so good! with 3 large wooden compost bins my husband errected for me. I too have some good compost but showing my ignorance what do you have to do to sieve the compost? Many thanks Debs in Bristol
Hi Spider,
I have just started composting this year on a large scale with 3 large wooden compost bins husband errected for me, I too have some good compost but showing my ignorance what do you do to sieve the compost? Many thanks Debs in Bristol