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Talkback: Composting in winter
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"hurry up spring"? We ain't even in winter yet!
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Briony and paulewatts - no men in my household. Not sure how the frogs would get on with all the recycled Christmas sherry so I might leave it for now, but thanks!
Richard - do you fancy joining the rat debate over on my rat blog? Opinion is divided and Grannyanne was wondering what your opinion was.
Happymarion - Cover the lids with an old towel or similar material?
Kate
Herbaceous material can most usefully be stamped down (when crisped by frost or just when well dried out) and left to rot in situ to benefit the soil.
If it encroaches on to the paths or lawn then you can rake it on to the bed or shove it on with your foot!
Kate
The woody cuttings are great as kindling on my friend's lounge fireplace, and the kids do like to sit and feed the flames! She kept them in a bag in the garage and let them dry out.
I have a wormary (in my greenhouse, to help the worms survive) and they are still munching, although slowly, as I have a heater in the greenhouse for the plants.
Our compost heaps are regularly raided by our neighbours' cats and the local squirrels as there is always a range of food goodies available to eat. I don't know which animal carries the empty egg shells away, but I find them around the garden!!