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Compost bins

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MaryMotherOfCheeses · 03/04/2009 23:04

I'm thinking of getting one of those plastic compost bins from the local council.

I'm a bit concerned the main thing we'll put in there is grass. Will it go a bit manky?

Will shredded paper help? Or do you really need other stuff in there too.

And I thought you were meant to turn the compost. Do you do that with a plastic one?

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BoysAreLikeDogs · 03/04/2009 23:10

lots of info here, any good?

Meglet · 03/04/2009 23:11

You can put grass cuttings, bits of paper, veg peelings in there. Watch out for rats though, they loved mine even though it was all veggie stuff and I had lots of worms. I'm in the process of moving it onto paving slabs so the rats can't tunnel in, but leaving a couple of tiny gaps for the worms. Never turned it, I can't figure out how to do it in a plastic one. But then again I'm not a serious gardener, I just bung a spadefull of the stuff in whenever I plant something. I'm sure if I did it right it would look like lovely crumbly compost, whereas it still has bits of eggshell and hay from the g-pig hutch in it. Its nice not putting the stuff in the normal bin and keeps the worms fed .

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MaryMotherOfCheeses · 03/04/2009 23:14

Bald, it's 10 past 11. I need MN style filtered sound bites not a whole page of small text

Can you put your trumpet in it for instance? [tempted]

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BoysAreLikeDogs · 03/04/2009 23:15

pfffffffffft

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MaryMotherOfCheeses · 03/04/2009 23:15

Rats

Will deffo go on slabs now.

got enough bloody worms though

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MaryMotherOfCheeses · 04/04/2009 10:45

Anyone think that a mix of grass and shredded paper will be enough? I just dont' want it to go mouldy and soggy.

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PistachioLemon · 05/04/2009 14:56

You can get ones with special bases to prevent rats. See base plate at the top

Our cats dispatch of all the rat/mice/small rodents so no such problems for us!

PistachioLemon · 05/04/2009 14:58

Oh and , as far as I understand, grass on its own becomes a slimy, smelly mess so you need a variety of things to go in there. Might be ok if you add your kitchen waste to it too. Obviously would be better if you could add some shredded paper and some other garden waste.

justthinkingiamnotbeingsilly · 05/04/2009 20:38

I've got a compost bin and didnt put a base on it. Will I get rats?

Don't want them with a young un around.

What can I do now that the compost is already half full? I can't put a base in it >>>

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