Rotasieve

[WiZeR]

Does anyone remember the guy on the Allotment Series? He made a cart which had a sieve on top, he rolled it back and forth and lovely fine tilth fell out of the bottom, he then wheeled it to the next spot. Very clever, I intend to do something similar one day.

[NOG]

you know the blue lattice tray things that they throw away on the markets

Not round here they sell them for £0.50 each.

[NOG]

You always end up putting half of the compost back in the bin to rot down more.

[Paulottie]

Glad to hear it works well Tony. I've wanted one of those for a while now- saw them in the magazines. I have tried a few Heath Robinson contraptions myself.

....but then why riddle your compost anyhow?... I always used to -with sieve attached to kids swing frame in the end as it was back/wrist breaking work... then last year I thought 'whats the point' and I now just put a few of the worst sticks back in and chuck it on as a mulch round plants. It Lasts longer, gives more body and the worms do the work. Unless your making potting compost or a seed bed- just relax folks -life is too short!

[kentvegplot]

Just wanted to say - I started using my Rotasieve today to get a nice tilth on the onion bed. I've been digging out the compost heap the previous owners left behind and it's full of bits of twig, non-composted grass cuttings etc. The sieve has allowed me to create nice fine compost for this bed - but I shall leave some of the 'rougher' stuff where I don't need such a fine surface and let the worms do their thing.....

And I bought it because I saw the recommendation on here from last year, thanks guys

[Pieman]

Sorry to drag an old thread up but found it when googling for Rotasieve.....

Looking round price is around 40-45 quid mark from the usual suspects. LBS Garden Warehouse had them at 27 quid but out of stock till end of July. Found them in Machine Mart - just rang the local one. Guy said they're very popular and he had 2 in stock so bagged one from them. Price 29 quid....... Also available online.....4.50 delivery.

Hope that helps someone

[snuffer]

A great tool. I've been using mine to sieve all the crap out of a pile of soil that had been left at the back of my lottie. All sorts of bits of plastic, glass, rubble and weed roots. Long job but it makes a wonderful soil for filling raised beds with.

[Pieman]

Well - we've used it for the first time - and bloody hell thats a damn site easier then using a normal sieve......get down to Machine Mart and buy em!

(and I don't work for them!!! )

[Scottishnewbie]

well that's mine ordered too! many thanks

[Alison]

Had mine delivered last week and it was in good use at the lottie over the weekend sieving soil as we put it back in a new bed. It does get rather clagged up when the soil is wet so you need to brush the underside every few loads full but that's not exactly a problem and it helped sieve out all the sections of roots we have in our beds. Got mine from LBS Horticulture who are the cheapest out there which I could find.

[NOG]

I could order one from the allotment shop.....we use LBS.

[NOG]

A spare 45 gallon barrell and a grinder and a bit of welding could make something similar a lot cheaper .Why not put it on legs so you can put the wheelbarrow below it ?

I agree. get a metal soil seive and some sheet steel. I could knock one up for a tenner.

Thats the weekend sorted...hope I have some cutting disks in stock.