Now I bought a manual fuel transfer pump. I'm going to supply the entire allotment with black gold #compostleachette by the end of the year.
Everyone should be #hotcomposting
I tried asking for #Hotbin for a free one yet they wouldn't do it. They suspect I'll cave and buy one eventually.
Dear Internet,
My homemade insulated composter bin fell over today. Parts of it broke. If #Hotbin wish to send me a free one that would be great. I've really enjoyed making compost fast. Even in winter!
A photo of a hot bin composter with a 5L bottle of boiling water in the top to kick start it
Hot bin composter had gone cold whilst we were away travelling.
So spent the day doing some late autumn clearing of the garden. Now have put it to bed tonight with a hot water bottle to kick start it going again.
#HotBin #Composting
Lid thermometer reading 22°C
Ambient air thermometer reading 13°C
Hand held probe thermometer reading 32°C just below the surface of the decomposing contents.
Day 4:
Oh dear, only 22°C on the lid thermometer. Way above the 13°C ambient (with rain 🙄), but still, a bit of a decline.
Stuck the handheld thermometer in a couple of places, 32°C just below the surface, quite steamy when I gave it a bit of a stir, so there’s definitely life in there. #HotBin
🎧 New Episode: From Schools to Seedlings
This week I’m talking about kids in the garden, returning after a week away from the plots and chickens that earn their keep 🐔
Listen now
#gardeningpodcast #growyourown #schoolgardening #hotbin
Emptying the hotbin mega composter
Had about 170ltrs of compost in the bottom
Had to empty the hotbin mega at the allotment, the compost in the bottom had become compacted and blocked the aeration pipes . Got about 170ltrs out of it though, everything else was put back I'm and should be composted by next March 🤞🤞 #allotment #hotbin #compost #allotmentlife
That's the hotbin topped up , hopefully it'll heat up in the next week or so 🤞🤞 #hotbin #allotment #allotmentlife #compost
