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Hi Guys,
I currently compost stuff in bin liners with a few holes in the bottom and it works quite well. I have read a bit about composting in a compost bin and would like to try it as it will look tidier. I also want to get a water butt so that I can water plants growing in containers while I am on holiday. So my idea is to get 2 identical water butts and make one a compost bin. The plan is to drill 10 or so 1/4 inch holes in the sides about 2 inches from the bottom for ventilation and 4 or 5 holes in the centre of the bottom for drainage. Now the questions. .. Is this a good plan for the compost bin? Do the holes need to be bigger? .. Can I use the liquid that drains from the bottom as a liquid feed and can I just tip it into the water butt? .. In a lot of guides about composting they give a list of things you can't put into them i.e. kitchen scraps and cooking oil. The scraps can't be used because of pests but if there is a good lid on the bin would it be ok? .. What is the reason for not putting kitchen vegetable oil in it? I have been putting paper kitchen towels soaked in vegetable oil in my bags and it seems to rot down. .. Do you recomend a little door at the front to get the compost out? I was planning on just upending it in the spring sieving it and using it to mix with last years potting compost to envigorate it. .. Is it a good plan to do this or do you recomend always buying new potting compost? .. The water butt comes with a rain diverter kit. How does this work? From the pics it looks like you saw the downpipe and insert the diverter and it diverts the rain through a hosepipe into the butt. .. What happens if there is a torrential downpour as the hosepipe won't cope with all the water? .. How does it prevent the butt from overflowing? .. Is there a maximum length for the diverter hosepipe? Thanks in advance for you answers. I hope there aren't too many questions :-) Fingers |
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