Hi Vol
Thanks for your reply. I am tossing up between Green Cone, Wormery and Digester.I have already got a Composter which is very good for fruit and veg peels, eggshells, torn paper (non glossy), ground coffee, teabags,grass clippings in small amounts,some weeds( not the broad leaved ones like dock),etc but the composter will not take food waste( bread, meat, cooked and raw, etc) I'm not too happy with the fact that you don't get compost from the Green Cone. Thanks Vol for that info. I didn't realise that. The wormery gives compost and liquid feed. The digester I'm not too sure about. Anyone have any experience of one? I know they are a bit pricey and the councils aren't apparently giving their seal of approval to them yet as there is some reservation re their effectiveness.At least that was the last I heard from KK Co Council some months ago. The wormery causes me some squeamishness! I shall continue my research and shall soon make some decision.
With regard to ashes from the fire: if there is coal being used you cannot put it in the compost bin as it is toxic but you can put in ashes from wood burning.
Jul
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Originally Posted by VOL
Hi,
I use a green cone along with a composter and it's saved me a fortune in refuse charges. You don't get anything out of the green cone, it seeps into the soil. I have it in a flowerbed and I could hardly get into it this summer with all the flowers so it's obviously doing some good! It's a little more trouble than a composter to set up as you have to dig a big hole but it's well worth the trouble.
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