Morning Light: The Fetchland Gardening Wire

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Velociraptor 26 Nov 4:19pm, 26 Nov 2024 72,238 posts	0 Velociraptor The eggshells are a useful marker for where I've used dalek compost rather than bagged compost. Unfortunately, so is the profusion of annual weeds.
EvilPixie 26 Nov 4:52pm, 26 Nov 2024 59,632 posts	0 EvilPixie These weren’t broken down! I guess they need crushing first
lammo 26 Nov 5:08pm, 26 Nov 2024 12,855 posts	0 lammo I think you just have to accept rats in compost, you kill one lot and the next lot aren't far behind in my experience. Having chickens doesn't help i've found.
EvilPixie 26 Nov 5:10pm, 26 Nov 2024 59,634 posts	0 EvilPixie Our next door neighbour has 2 chickens We found a dead rat on the lawn the other week but haven’t seen live ones
3M 26 Nov 6:54pm, 26 Nov 2024 25,235 posts	0 3M I have visions of aa alliance of less desirable creatures. Presumably the rats also eat chicken food, and the foxes eat the chickens ....
Cerrertonia 26 Nov 7:02pm, 26 Nov 2024 22,361 posts	0 Cerrertonia I shifted several tons of compost at the weekend, lovely stuff. Was more worried about encountering sleeping hedgehogs than rats. Eggshells take absolutely ages to compost, but at least crushing them up means they don't look like eggs when you put the compost in the garden. My compost heap gets sufficiently hot in summer that I don't think rats would be comfortable hanging round in it for much of the year.
EvilPixie 26 Nov 7:27pm, 26 Nov 2024 59,640 posts	0 EvilPixie Now my darlek is empty any tips for making it a success?
3M 26 Nov 10:44pm, 26 Nov 2024 25,238 posts	0 3M Keep it away from Cybermen, EP. Seriously, I think the best thing you can do is get another one to live alongside it, and turn the contents from one to the other, as well as making sure it's got a good mix of green and brown - so as well as soft garden waste and veg peelings, chuck in a few layers of shredded cardboard or packing paper (Amazon is your friend for this one!).