Topic: Composting

[Digeroo]

I thought it would get wetter from the rain with the lid off.  So have always left it on.  I like the thought of growing things in it.  I think I might try for some Dwarf beans.  The heat from below will keep them warm and I can pop on a lid or a plastic cover when it gets cold. 

[JoeCocker]

I've got two black bins and found my compost was very smelly and taking an age to rot, so i drilled a number of 1" dia holes around the sides  to improve ventilation and it appears to have improved the processes

[tim_n]

problem is digeroo - you keep (what little) rain we have out, but you're also keeping the moisture in as well - especially if you're putting a lot of veg in which is saturated with water as it rots!

[Digeroo]

I will have a look in the garden the ones there have their lids off they make good ponds for the frogs.