Bonfires

beer2006

You can compost almost anything. How do you think forests get rid of wood stuff
You don't have a compost bin for woody waste, just make a big heap. Cut the woody waste up as small as possible and turn it now and again. A few loads of grass cuttings on it will help it break down, as will you OH weeing on it It makes lovely compost but will take a couple of years at least, it does break down and start to get smaller though, especially when you jump on it as I and my daughter do we use it as a cheap trampoline.

Are you seriously trying to tell me you have this huge garden and no compost bins. Shame on you get over to the composting thread. They can encourage rats, but if you keep the wrong things out of it, you should be ok.

milkydrink

beer2006 wrote: »

You can compost almost anything. How do you think forests get rid of wood stuff
You don't have a compost bin for woody waste, just make a big heap. Cut the woody waste up as small as possible and turn it now and again. A few loads of grass cuttings on it will help it break down, as will you OH weeing on it It makes lovely compost but will take a couple of years at least, it does break down and start to get smaller though, especially when you jump on it as I and my daughter do we use it as a cheap trampoline.

Are you seriously trying to tell me you have this huge garden and no compost bins. Shame on you get over to the composting thread. They can encourage rats, but if you keep the wrong things out of it, you should be ok.

I didn't say the garden was huge/massive, my one is 115 foot, the other side is 150 foot. They are not square:eek: , but long & skinny.

I didn't really want a working garden type of thing, more a low maintenance sort of outside room type thing.

A few years is a long time to have a heap in the garden. I think the real answer is to replace the hedges with fencing:D

I take grass to the dump in a black sacks, can you put grass cuttings in a compost bin then If I didn't want a big heap for the woody stuff, could I just get a neat compost bin & use it for grass cuttings?

If I only used it for grass cuttings, is there any risk of rats?:eek: However small?:eek:

beer2006

You can't really just compost grass cuttings in a bin, it won't do very well. As I said, have a read through the composting thread, you can learn all about it there.

computerwoman

the shredder sound's like a good idea, as you can then use it to put around your plants (chipped bark) and this will stop weed's therefore making it maintenance free, or get a garden waste bin from your local council they collect them every 2 week's in north yorkshire, and cost £20 to buy, they also collect them from feb-nov each year, I didn't think I'd need one, but got one anyway, and have used it ever since, every 2 week's it get's filled to the top and put out, great, no more bonfire's.
hope this help's.
cw.

beer2006

computerwoman wrote: »

the shredder sound's like a good idea, as you can then use it to put around your plants (chipped bark) and this will stop weed's therefore making it maintenance free

Thats very true, if you shred it, you should compost it for a while anyway, before you spread it round your plants, so get a cheap bin or two http://www.recyclenow.com/home_composting/