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  • Black "Dalek" Composter

    I've just aquired a dalek composter from the council.
    Should have been £5 but because it was a bit bashed had it for free

    So what do i do with it and where do I plug it in?

  • #2
    I've got two Steve located near to my veg beds so they're easy to tip out when the time comes. You're supposed to be able to lift up the hatch at the bottom to get it out, but that doesn't work for me, I just rock them over once a year.
    Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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    • #3
      Just fill it up, with all your garden and kitchen waste. I have two, though I am still trying to fill one! When we had all that windy weather, the empty one took flight. It was all very doctor who, and I had to go retrieve it. Was really quite funny...
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      • #4
        Originally posted by Florence Fennel View Post
        I've got two ...located near to my veg beds
        I have a big plot, so I'm able to have them in my veg beds~ I put them where I next need compost (usually bean beds).

        Originally posted by Florence Fennel View Post
        I just rock them over once a year
        I'm doing mine quicker now: every couple of months. There's always some big lumps not rotted yet, so I pick those out and chuck them in the newly emptied dalek

        another pic here

        Originally posted by horticultural_hobbit View Post
        we had all that windy weather, the empty one took flight.
        You might need to dig it down into the soil a bit and mound some earth up around the sides (earthing up!).
        Then to turn it, get a spade under the bottom lip, wiggle & lever the whole thing up and off
        All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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        • #5
          One of mine is green got it from eBay for £1 and somehow it doesn't seen right to call it a Dalek
          Location....East Midlands.

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          • #6
            But daleks come in a variety of colours!

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            • #7
              Originally posted by horticultural_hobbit View Post
              Just fill it up, with all your garden and kitchen waste. I have two, though I am still trying to fill one! When we had all that windy weather, the empty one took flight. It was all very doctor who, and I had to go retrieve it. Was really quite funny...
              I have two as well, and if one is empty I sit it over the top of the other until that one is full, then take it off to use. It helps keep the heat in and saves space. That said, I've just taken out the compost that's ready from both, put the remains back into one dalek, which filled it, and so I've a nice empty one ready for the season.

              Like TS I embed them into the ground a bit, then rock them to lift off the whole thing when they are full - much easier than fiddling with the pokey little hatch.
              Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
              Endless wonder.

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              • #8
                Don't stick it behind the shed in the shade, put it in a sunny spot, it will compost faster. Don't put it too near the house 'cos you'll get fruit flies in it through the summer and when you lift off the lid, clouds of them will make a beeline for any open door or window (that's how it seems anyway - in reality they zip off in all directions), and they are a right pain indoors - too small to swat!
                Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
                Endless wonder.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by mothhawk View Post
                  you'll get fruit flies in it
                  Not if you "cover" the green stuff with "brown" stuff, ie a layer of soil, leafmould or shredded newspaper.

                  The easiest method though is to wrap your kitchen peelings/fruit pulp inside a couple of sheets of newspaper and make a chip-shop style parcel
                  All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                  • #10
                    Ah, now I know what to do about the fruit flies Annoying little blighters.
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                      Not if you "cover" the green stuff with "brown" stuff, ie a layer of soil, leafmould or shredded newspaper.

                      The easiest method though is to wrap your kitchen peelings/fruit pulp inside a couple of sheets of newspaper and make a chip-shop style parcel
                      I would, but we don't have newspapers.
                      Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
                      Endless wonder.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by mothhawk View Post
                        I would, but we don't have newspapers.
                        Don't you get a weekly free paper?

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by rustylady View Post
                          Don't you get a weekly free paper?
                          Alas, no. Once a month we get a multi-village journal magazine, but it's only A4 size and printed on glossy paper. I put all the household tissues and kitchen roll into the compost, but that doesn't stop the fruit flies, posibly 'cos I eat loads of fruit, especially bananas, which are a fruit fly magnet.
                          Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by mothhawk View Post
                            we don't have newspapers.
                            Ask a neighbour? Ask a shop? Ask on Freecycle?
                            All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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