martin wrote:
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 09:53:26 +0100, bigboard
wrote:


Don't tempt me, I'm sure I could compost desks!


and sheds?

Pah! Sheds are no problem. I'll even compost their concrete bases when I
get my heap hot enough.

On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 10:46:42 +0100, bigboard
wrote:

martin wrote:
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 09:53:26 +0100, bigboard
wrote:


Don't tempt me, I'm sure I could compost desks!


and sheds?

Pah! Sheds are no problem. I'll even compost their concrete bases when I
get my heap hot enough.

LOL

total melt down here we come.
--
Martin

"Franz Heymann" wrote in
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Do you put out all the shredded stuff immediately as a mulch? If so,
do you water it with a bit of nitrogenous fertiliser to overcome the
nitrogen shortage which this is supposed to cause?

I do this as well as composting it. (usually when my bins are bursting and
I need to let them simmer down for a bit)

So far, I haven't had any problems with it - for example, I have my
strawberries surrounded by a thick layer, and they seem to love it. I've
also applied it around fruit trees to suppress weeds, and around my 'bean
and pea' arch.

Having said that, I've not had my shredder all that long, so such issues
might be cumulative. Plus, I have rabbits, and when I remember I mix my
shreddings with bunny-droppings, which should give the whole thing a bit of
a boost.

I also make a mixed mulch with grass clippings. My soil is on the shallow
and stony side, so I reckon all the organic stuff I can get onto it the
better.

Victoria
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gardening on a north-facing hill
in South-East Cornwall
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On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 10:46:42 +0100, bigboard
wrote:

martin wrote:
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 09:53:26 +0100, bigboard
wrote:


Don't tempt me, I'm sure I could compost desks!


and sheds?

Pah! Sheds are no problem. I'll even compost their concrete bases when I
get my heap hot enough.

LOL

total melt down here we come.

The compost heap that ate the world !!!!!

Janet.

"
I have plenty of stuff that needs pruning and shredding at
school....feel
free to contact me if you run out of stuff at home ;-)

Natalie


Don't tempt me, I'm sure I could compost desks!


You won't be able to shred the type of desks we use now...not a lot of wood
in them ;-)

The stuff I was referring to was from shrubs and trees in our school
grounds!

Natalie

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Don't tempt me, I'm sure I could compost desks!

and sheds?

OY! Wochit! You'll be having revolting Shedi besieging you if you
suggest that again.

--
Frère Jaques
They knocked the Bell down and erected a charade of pops.

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On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 09:53:26 +0100, bigboard
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Don't tempt me, I'm sure I could compost desks!


and sheds?

Pah! Sheds are no problem. I'll even compost their concrete bases when I
get my heap hot enough.

Standard Shedalert warning!

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Frère Jaques
They knocked the Bell down and erected a charade of pops.

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total melt down here we come.

I warmed you!

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They knocked the Bell down and erected a charade of pops.

Jaques d'Altrades wrote:


Don't tempt me, I'm sure I could compost desks!


and sheds?


OY! Wochit! You'll be having revolting Shedi besieging you if you
suggest that again.


No worries. Proper shed will compost itself, given enough time.

--

JonG
I was born with a runcible spoon in my mouth.

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No worries. Proper shed will compost itself, given enough time.

But until I get some Tuits there will never be enough time.

JonG wrote:

Jaques d'Altrades wrote:


Don't tempt me, I'm sure I could compost desks!


and sheds?


OY! Wochit! You'll be having revolting Shedi besieging you if you
suggest that again.


No worries. Proper shed will compost itself, given enough time.

Even WIV repeated applications of creosote!
--
Kate XXXXXX
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

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No worries. Proper shed will compost itself, given enough time.

Even WIV repeated applications of creosote!

Arbut, we hfr Creomite in the Shed, and the salt content of that
protects our sheds from attack by bactrians and fun guys innit, while
the other hydrocarcinogens jbex mightily on the taste buds of boring old
wood beetles, black watch McBeetles, what rot, qel, termites, marmites
et al.

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Frère Jaques
They knocked the Bell down and erected a charade of pops.

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Jaques d'Altrades wrote:
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martin wrote:
bigboard wrote:

Don't tempt me, I'm sure I could compost desks!

and sheds?

Pah! Sheds are no problem. I'll even compost their concrete bases when I
get my heap hot enough.

Standard Shedalert warning!

All your compost are belong to us!

=Tamar

On 11 Sep 2003 05:48:23 -0700, Mark Fawcett wrote:
I know that feeling, I have a Bosch 2000 as well and I find myself
considering coppicing some of the small trees along my boundary just
to provide material of the right size. Its some how so satisfying
feeding those branches in to it and getting loads of mulching material
out! Maybe I need a holiday.......

/lurk
Hmm... tempting, though I think I'll stick to burning the piles I've
been generating since starting on the new project. Nice little 16m x
16m plot (sloping down to the west) which hasn't been properly
cultivated for (we think) around 5-10 years. The blackberries have
reached the point where I'm felling them rather than pruning.

Major projects before the winter, harvest the apple tree (possibly
cider apples), prune the plum and apple. The plum is particularly in
need of some attention and was in serious danger of being overrun by
the brambles and dig over the flatter section at the bottom so the
frosts can break the soil down over the winter so we have a veg patch
next year while I get on with planning the third shed and terracing
for the slope (any hints on where to find good guides on low retaining
walls gratefully received

Mark

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Daniel Loeb: A day without sunshine is like night.

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Major projects before the winter, harvest the apple tree (possibly
cider apples), prune the plum and apple.

Apple, fine. plum trees don't take kindly to pruning, and sulk.

The plum is particularly in
need of some attention and was in serious danger of being overrun by
the brambles and dig over the flatter section at the bottom so the
frosts can break the soil down over the winter so we have a veg patch
next year while I get on with planning the third shed and terracing
for the slope (any hints on where to find good guides on low retaining
walls gratefully received

Where you are I'd guess you have a good supply of stone? It's tempting
to cme and visit you and give you a short course in dry stone walling.

Let me know when a few batches of wine and beer have been molished...........

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