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    Hi everybody,

    I am new here and this is my first post

    I know you can put cardboard in a compost heap but I would like to know if cereal boxes (wheetabix and the like) are ok to put in a compost heap bearing in mind that they are printed on one side.

    Any advice or guidence would be appreciated.

    Thanks!

  • #2
    Hi there Tigs33, I think it would depend on the size of your compost heap, I put them in mine but tear them into bits first. I think as long as you don't put too much in in one go you should be fine
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    • #3
      Hi PC

      I have got two cereal boxes which I have broken up into little pieces

      I have a compost heap about 5' x 5' and also a green council compost bin and I was thinking of putting the cardboard in the green bin

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      • #4
        Hi Tigs, welcome to the vine. Anything I'm not sure about I put in my greenbin they can deal with it better than me because of the volumes they collect & the heat that is generated in the composting process. All the favourites like veg waste, tea bags shredded paper etc I stick in mine co I'm not going to need it for 12 months or so. So it should have composted down by then.
        ntg
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        • #5
          Hi Nick, I think I will just put it in the green council bin for them to dispose of then.

          I have been vegetable gardening now for about 5 years, although I am a very laid back in my approach to gardening. I have got two raised beds at the bottom of my garden and I really enjoy it.

          Here is a picture of them

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          • #6
            Hi Tigs,
            I can only fault the picture on one thing .... too much grass
            I'd be tampted to create 2 more beds than you've got a 4 bed rotation system. Better still have 6 & you can put 1 bed to Chrysanths & 1 bed to dahlias as a sort of set a side

            Only joking, Looks good Looks good.
            ntg
            Never be afraid to try something new.
            Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
            A large group of professionals built the Titanic
            ==================================================

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            • #7
              Hi Nick, well I am only feeding veg for two people!!! lol here is a better view of lots more grass



              I have got big plans for the garden including new fence on both sides and some new borders

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              • #8
                very lucky tigs, my garden is a quater of that size and on a steep slope

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                • #9
                  Even if there's only two of you - you can't be getting yer 5-a-day with those small beds!

                  There's only two of us and we're aiming for 6 x 3.6m x 1.1m beds plus artichoke and aspargus beds. Plus a greenhouse and stuff in the borders.

                  But we are vegetarians.
                  To see a world in a grain of sand
                  And a heaven in a wild flower

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                  • #10
                    lol well the OH doesn't eat as much veg as me and I do grow quite a bit of mini veg (well I did last year) I also grew loads of courgettes and couldn't keep up with the amount that the plants were producing, they were turning into marrows!!! lol

                    I would like to get another veg bed in once we have sorted out the fencing and borders and I would also like to sneak in a greenhouse (OH doesn't like them)

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                    • #11
                      ...there must be something that's grown in a greenhouse you can use as a persuader??? what about melons??? :O
                      To see a world in a grain of sand
                      And a heaven in a wild flower

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                      • #12
                        How can your OH not like Greenhouses :eel: I've got two!

                        Room for a 20' x 10 there, you can't beat a big un
                        Last edited by nick the grief; 13-04-2006, 07:46 PM.
                        ntg
                        Never be afraid to try something new.
                        Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
                        A large group of professionals built the Titanic
                        ==================================================

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                        • #13
                          Nick I have no idea why he doesn't like them!! lol

                          I think he would notice a 20' x 10'

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                          • #14
                            What is all that green stuff. Is it a form of carpet.
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