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Old Posted: 07-10-2008 , 07:33 AM #9
paprika
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You can make your own composter too. The former owner of our house made it of a few planks and chipboard and it worked fine for me for the last three years. I just always forget to turn it a few times a year...
Only thing the twigs probably should be chopped or shredded before putting them on the heap. I have a range though, and i leave them to dry for a while and then use them to start the fire.
And there is a fine example of recycling in Amateur Gardening magazine issue september 29 2007, p.59. Peter Seabrook made his composter of old wire frames lined with cut-open polythene compost bags (black side outwards).
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