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Aug 2022
11:04pm, 15 Aug 2022
91,933 posts
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Hanneke
I have burnt myself by sticking my hand in and have daleks, inherited from clients so it is more sustainable to stick with them... 9 in total. They regularly get well above 60. A properly built heap gets much hotter. Over 100 c not unusual.
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Aug 2022
11:08pm, 15 Aug 2022
10,052 posts
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Fragile Do Not Bend
What’s the secret to getting a hot compost heap? I put in a good mix of greens and browns and it does compost eventually but slowly. I never get around to turning it so that could be where I’m going wrong.
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Aug 2022
11:24pm, 15 Aug 2022
17,995 posts
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rf_fozzy
That's why I was going to get a hotbox one - no need to turn.
And also apparently you can put all food waste (not just veg) into them
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Aug 2022
12:05am, 16 Aug 2022
91,938 posts
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Hanneke
I don't turn either. Cut or shred your compost material. Mix in coard board and grass clippings. If too dry, water.
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Aug 2022
8:32am, 16 Aug 2022
10,054 posts
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Fragile Do Not Bend
Hmmm the only thing I don’t do is water it. I’ve always relied on the rain (in the olden days when we used to get rain).
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Aug 2022
8:35am, 16 Aug 2022
23,042 posts
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GimmeMedals
We had quite a downpour yesterday for a short while, but the garden already looks freshened. The lawn has started to turn green overnight and I swear that grass has grown since yesterday.
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Aug 2022
8:45am, 16 Aug 2022
18,902 posts
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3M (aka MarkyMarkMark)
Funny, all the weeds look perkier....
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Aug 2022
8:51am, 16 Aug 2022
56,372 posts
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alpenrose
Finally getting a meaningful shower of rain down south now.
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Aug 2022
9:00am, 16 Aug 2022
91,943 posts
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Hanneke
Hooray!
I got up to a drying lane but wet leaves still. About to head out to teach yoga, but I shall assess my water collecting vessels close to the house. The had barely collected anything last night but I think it must have rained while I slept. High chance of rain today again as well and through the night, before temperatures rise again and relentless sunshine. I hope to fill my pond and for that, I need to have full water tanks!
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Aug 2022
9:04am, 16 Aug 2022
91,944 posts
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Hanneke
Ohhh... Forecast changed! It is going to stay in the low 20s for a week, with intermittent rain and little sun.... I can prepare my planting area in the food forest for my herb bushes then hooray! About time... Some are struggling!
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