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    Hi from Leeds

    Hiya, Just wanted to introduce myself & hope to pick up some tips along the way. Have had a busy summer building some raised beds for next year. I now have the task of filling them so I treat myself to a shredder & am amazed at the speed at which it heats up (not the shredder, the compost). I am getting compost in 6-8 weeks which is brilliant. This brings me to my question.
    Has anyone any experience with compost tumblers?.......I have read quite a bit on them and it states you can get compost with 3-4 weeks. If this is true then I need to find somewhere local where I can get some food grade barrels. I look forward to chatting to you guys.
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    Hi Bigmally, Welcome to the vine,
    I have a reguler compost bin so I can't advise you on a posh one sadly , so then what are you thinking of growing next year?

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    • #3
      HI Bigmally, & welcome from another leeds grape, try freecycle (or whatever its called these days) for some food grade barrels there were some on last week and they seem to appear quite regularly. Where go you grow at home on on an allotment? I'm on Oakwood Lane Allotments
      The love of gardening is a seed once sown never dies ...

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        Hiya, welcome to the Vine
        WPC F Hobbit, Shire police

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          hi and welcome to the vine bigmally,lots of info on here,good luck with your growing
          sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of these

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          • #6
            Hi Bigmally.

            Loads of advice here, but unfortunately I can't advise about the tumbler either as mine is just another darlek - sorry. Welcome to the vine though. Good growing!
            A good beginning is half the work.
            Praise the young and they will make progress.

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            • #7
              Thank you for your kind comments, I tried sprouts, cabbage & cauli last year, the catterpillars loved them so I learned a lesson there. I'm gonna give swede, onions, & beetroot a go to start with then see what the wife fancies. Hi Hansmum, I grow in the garden in Killingbeck (have made 8 raised beds), only a stones throw away from you. I gave up on freecycles as I gave away stuff but never won a thing. Still it's an excellent site. I may go back & put a request in.
              sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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              Sent from my ZX Spectrum with no predictive text..........
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              KOYS - King Of Yellow Stickers..............

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Bigmallly View Post
                ...I gave up on freecycles as I gave away stuff but never won a thing. Still it's an excellent site. I may go back & put a request in.
                I can recommend requesting items by using rhymes!

                So far it has a 100% success rate for me. And it makes you smile

                Check it out: http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ugh_36468.html

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                • #9
                  Ollie Martin, what are you starting?
                  sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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                  Sent from my ZX Spectrum with no predictive text..........
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Bigmallly View Post
                    Ollie Martin, what are you starting?
                    The rhymic revolution
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