The picture shows our new composting site, with everyone working hard. There are several new bays under construction - hence the pallets - but about 8 have been filled already. It's very convenient as (unlike the old site) you can drive straight in, drop whatever green waste you've brought (there are separate bays for grass cuttings, small waste and waste that needs shredding) then drive straight out again. We also have a trailer load of horse manure delivered every Saturday, so typically a composting bay will be filled with green waste (shredded if necessary) then grass cuttings then manure, the sequence repeated as many times as required to completely fill it. The heap reduces over the first couple of weeks, so we top up each bay before starting the next.
The slugs are having a heyday with my plot. with just about everything a target. My courgettes just disappeared, so I have replaced them, put them under a cover and put slug pellets round them! Also slug pellets round my sweetcorn - which are looking particularly lacy - and pelleted chicken manure round many other things, which are looking a bit pale because of the constant rain and lack of sun.Yesterday was the first time I've managed to get up there for a week, what with work, rain and other committments!
