can anyone help re needing a bottom for my compost bin!

squiggle37

just noticed amazon sell base plates £11.99:eek: , when i get mine im gonna put mesh under.

Lord_Gardener

ariba10 wrote: »

You will find it better if you use any uncooked vegetable matter.

Male urine is a good help in accelerating decomposition.

Otherwise known as the 'gardeners loo' !!:rotfl:

Yategirl

jennybridger wrote: »

we have chicken wire/mesh underneath ours to stop the rats digging up through the bottom, but you need it to be in contact with the soil to let the worms get in to do their work.

happy composting!

mine is on paving slabs... no problems with worms, slugs, snails finding their way in! I get great compost so soil isn't needed if you don't have a patch of soil available

Blackjack_Davy

Having it sit on top of soil (and having no bottom) is mainly for drainage reasons rather than to allow worms in. Without drainage it would inhibit oxygen penetration and would quickly turn into a smelly slimy mess. In anycase compost worms are usually a special kind of worm known as "Brandlings" by fishermen (who use them for fishing) rather than soil borne earthworms.