Compost Bin Issues

magpie · 26-03-2007, 19:44

Just starting work on my garden: do any of you have a compost bin ? And is it worth having one… I also hear they encourage RATS in the garden ( something I don’t want) I will recycle but not if I am going to get rats…
so just wondering if I should get one or not....

cherokee · 26-03-2007, 22:40

we have several magpie 1 in garden rest down the allotment... if yours look like ours do (darleks) you shouldnt have any probs with rats , and if you,ve got a garden they are great for composting ..we,ve just thrown loads of worms into ours because apparently they are great for helping break things down ... good luck

garinda · 26-03-2007, 23:05

Iy you get a secure one, with a lid, you won't get rats, just great free compost.

mrskitty · 26-03-2007, 23:17

I have two-a dalek one and a heap at the bottom of the garden-i have never had a rat problem *touch wood*.
They dont even smell or anything-my only problem is........
They are both at there limits now-so having to throw things in normal bin till it starts proper decomposing.
I transported loads of worms from my old garden to my compost bins and the garden because when i moved my current garden was covered in sand and paving slabs-so no worms up here.They seem to have settled in well though

panther · 27-03-2007, 08:42

nope dont have a compost bin, and dont want one, nowhere to put it anyway, back yard is paved and im not displaying it in me front!!

flashy · 27-03-2007, 09:34

i had a compost bin, but i set it on fire

WillowTheWhisp · 27-03-2007, 10:00

We had one when we had the allotment but there's just nowhere to put one now which is a shame.

entwisi · 27-03-2007, 10:41

i got one when they were being given out free. since then we had the back garden paved so its now used as a holder/outside storage for my blue bag. see, i even managed to recycle it! how green am I?

panther · 27-03-2007, 13:12

what a good idea entwisi!!

entwisi · 27-03-2007, 14:45

If you have 2 you cold even get teh white bag outside as it has a decent tight fitting lid so they wouldn't get wet. There you go, all your rubbish back outside where it belongs!

shillelagh · 28-03-2007, 02:41

I got mine free from lancashire county council

http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environ...n/homecomp.asp

grego · 28-03-2007, 19:33

I have one its not a dalek one but we dont have a problem with rats, well not to my knowledge.

organicjack · 29-03-2007, 22:46

Place a sheet of chicken wire beneath the bin if rats or other rodents could be a problem, they cant burrow under then.

ZOMBIE · 01-04-2007, 17:13

I have one that I never use. It's one of those given away by the council, but I moved and never used it.

If anyone wants it drop me a PM.

lettie · 02-04-2007, 16:21

I wouldn't mind having a stab at home composting, I'm just trying to suss out the best place for the bin. I wouldn't worry too much about rats, the chances are that they come into your garden anyway. I have heard it said that you're never more than 6 feet away from a rat..