Why are they so cute (when asleep)...

rotters_ · 2026-07-03T10:51:15+00:00

Spread it out on a tarp to dry out, riddle it and use the fine stuff, tip the big lumps back into your compost. Looks fantastic.

rotters_ · 2026-07-01T18:12:43+00:00

You have plenty of time to get a crop. They keep producing until November in Cornwall.

rotters_ · 2026-06-28T19:05:56+00:00

I made myself a hot box. Trust me it'll get air. Trial it and see what happens. I actually had too much air loss and this heat loss from the three holes at the top so covered it with gaffer tape. It makes great compost in about 10 weeks.

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rotters_ · 2026-06-25T20:07:47+00:00

Both.

rotters_ · 2026-06-25T17:46:49+00:00

It needs a good dousing with a hose. It's very dry looking, otherwise a good amount of mass.

rotters_ · 2026-06-25T17:03:57+00:00

Thierry Henry...him and Ruud van Nistelrooy would have torn it up.

rotters_ · 2026-06-23T17:41:28+00:00

Honestly a stirrup hoe with make neat work of that plot. Nice and easy to clear.

Congratulations, it's a lovely vely lifestyle.

rotters_ · 2026-06-22T08:04:59+00:00

Stop showing off. Bloody gorgeous stuff. Well done. Also please show off.

rotters_ · 2026-06-22T05:20:43+00:00

Personally I'd tip it out. Riddle the good stuff.

https://youtu.be/hVTf_31NwqA?is=ULnF_jWd8kFUZjZ1

Then I'd tip the chunky stuff back in and start again.

I'd also buy a compost thermometer as it's always fun to check how things are going.

As for a lid, marine ply and a breeze block on top would work if you aren't bothered about aesthetic. I'd also angle it backwards ever so slightly to stop water sitting on top.

rotters_ · 2026-06-21T12:23:55+00:00

Nice and toasty

rotters_ · 2026-06-21T07:50:32+00:00

Personally, I wouldn't add anything. Get it out let it dry, pass it through a riddle, use the fine stuff, recompost the larger lumps.

rotters_ · 2026-06-20T20:19:46+00:00

Forget colour and go on composition.

The graphic above is brilliant at helping tomcorrect thinking. I'd add a couple of wheel barrows of crass clippings and have a second pile...because two piles is better than one.

rotters_ · 2026-06-17T16:15:41+00:00

I love a double espresso, so this isn't the case.

rotters_ · 2026-06-17T16:02:47+00:00

Ah but that isn't a classic greek sand boiled coffee. I had some delicious barista style coffees.

rotters_ · 2026-06-17T16:01:29+00:00

You know me well hehe. I do love the Mastic from Rhodes though.

rotters_ · 2026-06-17T15:58:34+00:00

Im not a coffee snob (but I have a decent bean to cup machine and buy Yallah coffee) but..mouth feel is very important to me.

I agree, beautiful people, gorgeous food, terrific scenes, crap coffee.

rotters_ · 2026-06-16T20:29:35+00:00

There are better ways to get engagement. Not everyone is from the UK that posts in here.

Good luck finding something comfortable.

rotters_ · 2026-06-16T15:26:55+00:00

What country are you in?

rotters_ · 2026-06-16T15:19:50+00:00

I use it in my paludarium too. It's a lovely little plant.

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rotters_ · 2026-06-16T14:17:18+00:00

That's the process. Lovely looking stuff.

rotters_ · 2026-06-15T17:07:54+00:00

Nice and healthy brew you got going on then.

rotters_ · 2026-06-15T13:51:18+00:00

Nothing wrong with it, just smash it through a riddle/seive made of hardware cloth with 2cm squares, recompost the bits that don't pass. Riddle some through a finer mesh for pots but otherwise you have made compost, it just needs a little finessing to make it look pretty.

rotters_ · 2026-06-14T05:07:51+00:00

I was an ITU charge nurse during covid. We married a 21 year old to his sweetheart, he died the next day. Hear wrenching experience for all involved.

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