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for tea lol will twigs and branches turn into compost im using a plastic bin do i add water also

No just keep the lid on and it will work on its own...like magic !

hard wood will probably take too long. Is it a proper compost bin? Don't put cooked food in but put peelings, tea bags, fruit, we don't put water in ours but I think you are recommended to. don't ask me why we don't I am not in charge!!

Ann
Glos

do i have to say abracadabra lindsey xx

thanks ann xx

When there's a full moon !

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Sending you an unwanted branch of my tree-do what you want with it!
We don't do compost bins here--just chuck everything on a heap and let nature take it's course,but twigs and branches just remain twigs and branches ! Donate them to someone with a wood burning stove-

thanks girls xx

Daft skite,no way will you be able to turn wood into compost lol.
Compost is made by rotting down leaves,fruit peelings [not potato skins]grass trimmings ,hedge trimmings [not fir though],crushed egg shells,torn up newspaper [in moderation],and shredded cardboard.
Done in thin layers in a composter ,adding garotta ,you will have some good compost within twelve months.
Huh,wood indeed ,all you will have is splinters in your skin.he he.Fred.

fred i had a splinter but i was a brave girl and pulled it out my self lolxx

thanks elvie xx

Nobody seems to have mentioned worms. What sort are you using?

errol i thought that too do i have to dig up garden worms and do i need to poke some holes in bin at bottom for some reason lol.

you get a powder you spread over too, helps it break down.Cant remember what you call it though.
Throw in some worms too :))

Marion

na in a plastic bin lol

You don't really need the powder - worm food.
You only need holes in the bottom if it is placed directly on the ground so that common or garden worms can get in. Without the worms it simply will not work - all the advice about what to put in is sadly lacking the most important component - worms! What do you think compost actually is?
Worm poo!
You are better off with a specially made composter with several layers which you can rotate - and an outlet for the liquid which is also produced and is great for things like tomatoes.
You can also buy worms specifically for composting - usually dendras or reds.
Have a look at http://www.wigglywigglers.co.uk/ for loads of information.
If you want instructions for building your own (cheap) composter let me know.

HRH-don't think my non too friendly neighbours would take kindly to my peeing on the compost heap!!!!
My cats however pee all day there --all good stuff !!

thanks errol will take a look xx

best to shred branches and twigs or they will take a long time to decompose

add water if it looks dry no cooked food , worms are good they help to decompose the matter quicker

and wee is really good, my brother used to wee on mums roses after a night out, when he left home they where never as good as when he lived there.