Today I more or less completed the compost bins, I decided to give them a fixed roof rather than just a loose one. The plots are rather exposed to wind and I didn't want to risk loosing a lid/roof. Obviously this took a little longer and was subject to the restricted availability of materials for the job.
Never the less I'm fairly pleased with the end result.
I started filling the first bay (LHS) with the kitchen waste we had been saving over the last month or so.
Note the very small commercial plastic bin, this would be filled very quickly on an allotment, hence my bigger construction.
From the back, note the ventilation slots, oxygen is vital for decomposition.
Removable planks at the front for easy access. The roof is important to stop the compost becoming waterlogged in heavy rain and thus retarding decomposition
You may have noticed in earlier photos that the small shed was crooked, this was due to it being of a very light weight cheap construction. Having been moved several times it had become a bit rickety and shaky. I finally got round to adding some extra bracing timbers today. It now sits reasonably upright.
Sharon came down at lunch time with some lovely cheese sandwiches which we ate with a cuppa in the greenhouse, it was nice to get out of the chilly wind.
Afterwards, Sharon got on with straightening and levelling the small raised beds, which are destined to house her plants in front of our planned summerhouse.
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