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Hi all just got my self an allotment plot tonight and can't wait to get started ,although it does look like a jungle .What is the best type of compost bin i can put together.

High JS, welcome to the vine. Depends how much matter you've got to fill it? I've got two Dalek type bins but everything ends up in 1 ton dumpy bags, they work great.

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thanks for a speedy reply terrier i just may give that a go.

i got a load of wire mesh cages from some builders the sort that they put rocks in to stop land slippage ....... i lined it with black bin bags and put a cover on it and it's working great.

but i've also got a ton bag, which i put the stuff in till i can be bothered to move it to the cage

or you could make one from pallets?

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cheers girl thanks for a speedy reply.

Pallet bins seem to be the way to go on our site! Dead easy to make........does the job well and best of all FREE!

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i wish i could find free pallets i want to build a fence, and cant seem to find any anywhere.

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I have a couple of 6 x 6 corrugated iron compost heaps ... once filled I plant them up with beans and/or squash.

I love my Dalek too ... I move it to a different bed each year: once it's full I just empty it over that bed and spread the rotted compost around. No need to dig, see.

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If you have suitable transport, I trip to the local trading estate, supermarket, B&Q etc may reap rewards.

I get mine from work for free but the local calor gas agent has a sign out front 'Free Pallets'

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there is a big industrial estate behind my house, and zilch ...... though that might have something to do with the fact that theres a flipping big pallet place who buys them ..just up the road ... that won't let you have any for free

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I have got some pallets' (FREE) now i going to tackle the jungle on saturday can i put all the cuttings' into my new compo receptacle or do i burn it?

You can compost all leafy stuff. Roots of perennial weeds like bindweed, couch grass need baking in the sun before you add to your compost. Just spread them out in the sun until brown & crispy (and dead!).

Pallets have fairly big gaps between the planks ... it would be a good idea to line the inside of your finished bin with cardboard (boxes) to keep your contents on the inside, not blowing round your garden.

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