On 01/08/2017 14:13, Tim Watts wrote:
Re daleks - I have 2 but they are slooowww... And never get that warm,
especially in winter.

According to that web site they are 32 times faster than a dalek, and
produce compost in 30-60 days.

So a dalek takes 32-64 months to compost? I'm sure I've had stuff out in
less than 2 1/2 years.

Andy

On 01/08/17 20:58, Vir Campestris wrote:
On 01/08/2017 14:13, Tim Watts wrote:
Re daleks - I have 2 but they are slooowww... And never get that warm,
especially in winter.

According to that web site they are 32 times faster than a dalek, and
produce compost in 30-60 days.

So a dalek takes 32-64 months to compost? I'm sure I've had stuff out in
less than 2 1/2 years.

Andy

I reckon mine are taking over a year and nearer 2.

On Tue, 1 Aug 2017 21:15:09 +0100, Tim Watts
wrote:

I reckon mine are taking over a year and nearer 2.

If you're old enough, remember the Indore 2-week composting method?
It works, IF:
You have the right C:N ratio
Enough mass to heat up the interior
Enough areation, i.e. turn frequently
Ingredients well-shredded.

I'm old and lazy, I do the "Pile it up and let it rot" method.
Time to dig into the older of 2 biggish bins and see how it looks.


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On 01/08/2017 21:24, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Tue, 1 Aug 2017 21:15:09 +0100, Tim Watts
wrote:

On 01/08/17 20:58, Vir Campestris wrote:
On 01/08/2017 14:13, Tim Watts wrote:
Re daleks - I have 2 but they are slooowww... And never get that warm,
especially in winter.

According to that web site they are 32 times faster than a dalek, and
produce compost in 30-60 days.

So a dalek takes 32-64 months to compost? I'm sure I've had stuff out in
less than 2 1/2 years.

Andy

I reckon mine are taking over a year and nearer 2.

Which makes them no faster than my cold pallet-sided heap, except
they're a lot smaller. I hate to think how many daleks it would take
to contain my yearly compost generation.



If your compost is charing in the centre then it's much to dry, it wont
compost compost if it's dry and it wont burn either.

On 01/08/2017 20:58, Vir Campestris wrote:
On 01/08/2017 14:13, Tim Watts wrote:
Re daleks - I have 2 but they are slooowww... And never get that warm,
especially in winter.

According to that web site they are 32 times faster than a dalek, and
produce compost in 30-60 days.


The youtube videos do suggest fast composting is with a fairly full load
carefully constructed from predetermined quantities of certain
materials. Lesser amounts take longer. This time of year the same full
load in a standard dalek would also compost fairly fast so the x32
figure may only be true with _full_ load during winter months. In the
winter getting rid of large amounts of compost material is possibly not
required.


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lid says...


According to that web site they are 32 times faster than a dalek, and
produce compost in 30-60 days.

So a dalek takes 32-64 months to compost? I'm sure I've had stuff out in
less than 2 1/2 years.

Andy


I can not understand why there is always a need for speed in
everything these days. Surely a 2 or 3 year cycle for compose
is all that is require. Why would you want compost every month?

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On 03/08/17 10:20, Roger Tonkin wrote:
In article ,
lid says...


According to that web site they are 32 times faster than a dalek, and
produce compost in 30-60 days.

So a dalek takes 32-64 months to compost? I'm sure I've had stuff out in
less than 2 1/2 years.

Andy


I can not understand why there is always a need for speed in
everything these days. Surely a 2 or 3 year cycle for compose
is all that is require. Why would you want compost every month?


Volume of grass clippings and other materials - simple at that.

It's not the speed so much as the max throughput.

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says...

On 03/08/17 10:20, Roger Tonkin wrote:
In article ,
lid says...


According to that web site they are 32 times faster than a dalek, and
produce compost in 30-60 days.

So a dalek takes 32-64 months to compost? I'm sure I've had stuff out in
less than 2 1/2 years.

Andy


I can not understand why there is always a need for speed in
everything these days. Surely a 2 or 3 year cycle for compose
is all that is require. Why would you want compost every month?


Volume of grass clippings and other materials - simple at that.

It's not the speed so much as the max throughput.


Yes, so you compost it quickly, then what are you going to do
with it?

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On 03/08/17 19:32, Roger Tonkin wrote:
Yes, so you compost it quickly, then what are you going to do
with it?

Put it on the ground Under the hedges, trees, that sort of thing.

And it should be 1/4 of the original volume or so.

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On 03/08/17 19:32, Roger Tonkin wrote:
Yes, so you compost it quickly, then what are you going to do
with it?

Put it on the ground Under the hedges, trees, that sort of thing.

I use large volumes of fresh grass cuttings (mine and several
neighbours') exactly like that; they don't need to be composted in a bin
first. I've been doing this for 15 years with no downsides yet.

Lawnmowings under hedges trees shrubs etc act as a weed suppressing
mulch and build soil fertility as they decompose. Birds fossick through
it, continually turning it over and breaking it up as they hunt for
worms etc.

Janet.

On 04/08/17 12:31, Janet wrote:
In article ,
says...

On 03/08/17 19:32, Roger Tonkin wrote:
Yes, so you compost it quickly, then what are you going to do
with it?

Put it on the ground Under the hedges, trees, that sort of thing.

I use large volumes of fresh grass cuttings (mine and several
neighbours') exactly like that; they don't need to be composted in a bin
first. I've been doing this for 15 years with no downsides yet.

Lawnmowings under hedges trees shrubs etc act as a weed suppressing
mulch and build soil fertility as they decompose. Birds fossick through
it, continually turning it over and breaking it up as they hunt for
worms etc.

Janet.


That's an idea - I'll try that. Never occurred to me... Thanks!