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 | Klip Kit Wooden Composter Lid
Restricts access by vermin and keeps the contents dry....more
From: £16.00 Source: Evengreener
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 | Wire Compost Bin in Powder Coated Steel
Easy assembly and with a mesh lid and access door. Easily lined with polythene, weed control fabric etc if required. Size: 75cm x 75cm x 100cm high....more
From: £29.95 Source: DIY Tools
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 | Composter
Manufactured from pressure treated softwood. 15 year anti-rot guarantee. Simple and easy to build. Measures: (H) 61 x (W) 99 x (D) 99cm....more
From: £39.00 Source: Simply Be
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 | Wooden Modular Compost Bin, 620 litres
Assembles in about 4 minutes without nails, screws, tools or digging holes!...more
From: £87.00 Source: Evengreener
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 | Wire Leaf Composter - Extra Value 3 Bin System
Don't underestimate the benefits that leaf mould can bring to the garden and a great way to start making your own free nutritious supply of nature's very own soil improver is with the Wire Leaf Composter - the ideal place to put the mountain of leaves that fall during the year. The steel wire constructed leaf composter - with a rust resistant powder coating - holds 560 litres and includes a mesh lid with an access door. It’s such good value that we've introduced an Extra Value Offer - buy three of the 75cm W x 75cm D x 1m H units together to produce nutritious leaf mould and save £7. You'll never curse the falling leaves again!...more
From: £97.85 Source: Harrod Horticultural
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 | Kitchen Double Waste Composter Kit 18ltr
by Blackwall The Kitchen Waste Composter is an air-tight container which the food waste is placed in. Bokashi is added as a compost activator. This is a bran based material that has been prepared with EM (Effective Micro-organisms), a mixed culture of naturally occuring friendly micro-organisms. The food waste then ferments, allowing it to then be safely composted. The double bucket set allows one bucket to be in the process of being filled whilst the other is in the two week fermenting process....more
From: £49.00 Source: Tesco.com
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 | Adjustable Compost Bin
This plastic adjustable compost bin is ideal for creating compost from garden waste. Easy to set up and can be used in the smallest of areas. Rot proof and re-usable. Height 0.8m x diameter (adjustable) maximum 0.8m. Maximum capacity 402 litres. -...more
From: £17.99 Source: Keen Gardener
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 | Timber Compost Bin
Pressure treated for longer life, our robust Timber Compost Bin boasts a 756 litre (27cu.ft.) capacity, has a protective cover to prevent the contents getting too wet or too dry and a door at the bottom of the front for easy access to the finished compost. Size: 94cm (37") x 94cm (37") x 89cm (35") high. Flat packed for home assembly; some drilling required. 14 Days...more
From: £89.95 Source: Dobies
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Compost Bins and Composting Basics
There are good sound, ecological and financial reasons to get involved in composting sooner rather than later. These days many local councils are refusing to take away so-called green waste or charging for the service and the problems with landfill sites becoming full and new sites being sought is well documented. An average household is said to discard around 200 lbs of organic kitchen waste each year, most of which can be composted and kept out of landfill sites. Combine this with the tonnes of garden waste being sent the same way and that's a huge amount of waste being dumped in landfill sites when there are better options.
Getting Started
To get started with composting you need a wooden composting box, or plastic compost bin or if you prefer, you can skip the expense an opt for an open compost heap although these are harder to maintain and somewhat unsightly. Plastic composting bins are the cheaper option but less attractive of the two enclosed compost pile options, whilst wooden compost boxes come in a variety of designs including those shaped like beehives and other attractive designs which add, rather than take away from the appeal of your garden.
You can of course create your own composting enclosure by hammering together a couple of wooden crates if aesthetics is not an important issue. There are a number of plans and detailed instructions on how to build your own compost bins and boxes online. Simply search for "compost bin plans" or "create your own composter instructions" or words to that effect to find loads of information. Raw materials for building your own composters may run to as little as £20.
Locating A Composter
Once you have chosen the style of composter bin you want the next step is to decide on a location. The potential for unpleasant smells leads most to locate their composting piles at the foot of their garden but if you compost correctly smells shouldn't be a huge issue. Wherever you decide upon, you must ensure you place your composter on flat, level ground with good drainage. Patio and concrete areas are to be avoided as these do not allow for good drainage and prevent your composting buddies i.e. composting worms and all the other microorganisms which live in the soil from gaining the kind of easy access which will speed up the rate of composting.
It is also a good idea to pick a location which matches your country's weather. Cool climates should look for a sunny location sheltered from the wind as the sun's rays will warm up the compost heap and increase the rate of decomposition, whilst hotter climates should opt for a sheltered area to prevent the sun from drying out the compost pile which composts faster if moist.
What Material Are Suitable For Composting
Theoretically anything can be composted but there are some things you will want to avoid. Meat, fish, fats, oils and dairy products are not recommended as these will smell as they decompose and you run the risk of attracting rodents and other unwanted animals to your neighbourhood. Equally anial dropping, especially dog and cat faeces should be disposed of in some other way as these carry microorganisms and diseases you do not want hanging around. In addition, whilst paper and cardboard products can be added it is best to avoid the glossy magazine styles and to shread these up small if you want them to rot down in any good time period. Basically, if you have doubts then leave it out.
Things which are fine to add are brown and green waste from your garden, vegetable peelings, teabags, coffee grinds, eggshells (crushed small), hair, fruit and peels and other organic kitchen waste.
How Long Until It Composts?
The rate of decomposition and composting depends on how well managed your compost heap is. If you want to produce a lot of compost, quickly, for garden uses then a properly maintained and well managed compost heap can start producing usable compost in as little as three months. This type of compost heap is known as a 'hot rot' with internal temperatures reaching as high as 70 degrees celsius but it does take a lot of nurturing in terms of achieving the right balance of materials, frequently turning the mix and maintaining the moisture balance.
For simple disposal of kitchen and garden waste you need not be concerned with such a hands on approach. A 'cool rot' will compost materials to a usable level in around 6 months to a year and all you have to do is throw on your materials for composting and give it a turn once in a while with a fork.
There are things you can do to speed up the composting process, for example, by adding composting worms to your composter or by throwing in a composting activator whcih can be bought from garden centers. The latter is basically a bunch of micro-organisms which speed things up. For a cheaper organic composting activator, simply add a handful of earth from your garden occassionally as this contains microoganisms which will do the same job.
Happy Composting!
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