Compost bin is joined by the BBQ and some tomato plants which have passed on and are waiting to go to compost heaven |
I am a gardener (all be it an aspiring one) without a garden and I don't like my lack of garden to stop me doing the things other gardeners do. Yes a ride on mower would be excessive and I'm not going to be planting an orchard any time soon but my little garden is coming along nicely. And now a new addition. Drum roll please. A compost heap! Ok, it's less of a heap and more of a bin. And I haven't actually started the heap yet. But I was - and continue to be - rather excited. I have attached a picture of my new compost bin and I think he fits rather nicely against the wall. He also resembles a darlek. In fact as I was putting the bin together - yes I did it all by myself - Mystical Roo made comment that I looked like I was being attacked by a darlek. But it's not a darlek. At least I don't think it is. I haven't noticed any plotting of world domination or floating, zapping antics. We'll assume for the time being that it's not a darlek but that there is a vague possibility that it's a darlek disguised as a compost bin. Until it starts exhibiting threatening behaviour I shall treat it as a compost bin. Now what I didn't realise when I bought my darlek is that it doesn't have a bottom. It's designed I guess for folk with actual gardens, actual soil, actual ground and what not. Well I'm sorry but that's just prejudiced. And making unnecessary assumptions that gardeners - like me - actually have a garden. I obviously don't want to start the compost pile atop the tiles of the balcony so Mystical Roo and I figure we need some kind of base. A tray of some description. So this is our next mission. To find the compost bin a bottom so that I can start my pile. Then the adventures of Little Stalky's compost bin...can begin!
Little Stalky, I think this is one of your crazier ideas! How will the worms get in? And what about the pong? Exterminate!
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ReplyDeleteYou can buy worms - I've seen them. You can buy a thousand worms in Bunnings. Also, the compost shouldn't smell if it's done correctly....
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