Great video Robyn, and thank you for sharing your knowledge about the importance of compost, and its role in building soil health. We have been using a two-pallet-compost system for our garden waste, cardboard etc and a Dalek bin for food scraps from the kitchen to minimise munching by nocturnal visitors. Additionally, we section off part of our rear yard for three piles of the following: 1/ grass clippings, 2/ woodchips from our eucalypts that continually drop their branches, and 3/deciduous leaves that are topped up each autumn (they make delicious black leaf mould that is a tonic for the soil! All of these slowly decompose and are added to the soil, or used as a mulch layer. Works a treat.
Hi ya Robyn and Scott, I used a 3 pallet system at the community centre, 1 for new ,1 for what was turned used , and then turn into third for storage, all put together with star pickets. Currently using cold compost and worm farm and Bokashi Bin. I get any food waste from my relos. Thanks for sharing, take care and stay safe cheers from Qld .🌺🌹🥦🥬♻️❤️
I have 8 dalek bins, the 150L size (I prefer the smaller size). Every six months they get moved around to a new spot in the garden, filled up, and then left to rot down, perhaps with a corkscrew turn or two if I'm feeling keen. If I'm mowing or pruning, I'll throw waste into whichever bin is closest or needs some more material. At the end of the six months, I lift them, push the compost out in that spot, throw some mulch over it, and then find a new spot for the bin and start filling it again. Obviously you need the luxury of space to be able to do this, but I find it really great for improving the soil without having to actually shovel the compost up and wheel it to where you want to use it (I can still do that if I want to, but generally I just spread it out where it is). One thing to watch out for is that some plants will scorch if they're close to the black plastic, so I don't put them too close to sensitive plants in hot weather. In summer I like to plant things like zucchini and pumpkin around the bins... they can handle the heat and they LOVE tapping into the nutrients coming out of the bin. The compost acts as a moisture reservoir - I water the compost bin, not the plants around it... so it basically fertigates the surrounding plants while keeping the compost material moist so that it continues to break down nicely. During hot weather I also leave the lids open or leave them off entirely to not cook the worms. But that's really only good for occasional prunings, weekend mowing, etc. At the end of summer when there's a lot of bulk material, it would be really handy to have some compost bays. It is definitely on the to do list down the track. But I'll keep using the daleks as well, because I really like my system of composting right where I need it.
That’s so awesome! We are currently using the tumbleweed ones, but we plan on building a pallet style one. That’s so much simpler than what we imagined, very glad we saw this first 😂
I've done a few of these pallet compost bins before and I love them for green waste, etc, but much prefer food scraps in the more contained Dalek style bins. Looking forward to comparing with pallet bins again soon, but I'm having trouble trying to work out where to put it as they're generally not so pretty. Microwaving your egg shells for 60 seconds is much easier and less energy intensive than baking them. I wash mine and then I'll often put them into the microwave the next time I go to heat something. I squash/crush them into a jar and when the jar is full I throw them into the blender to get a mix that is fine enough for the worm farms. It's a super convenient way of processing them.
Line the interior of the pallets on the sides with landscape cloth. Just staple it. You will find it's soooo much easier to control the compost and not have to deal with the compost spilling in between the pallet spaces. I also secured an old tarp along the back and flap it over the top to keep the compost areas covered. Works great. The secret about compost is to keep turning it once the temperature goes down, appox. every 2 weeks. Mixes up all the materials and keeps the composting process going.
I built a similar palet system at the back of my garden in QLD. I loved it. Unfortunatelly, so did the rats and so did hundreds of the earwigs (those black insects with pincer like protuberances on their rear end). I love compost but I'm back to using the green recycle bin. Good luck with yours. I'm looking forward to hearing how you go with it. ❤
I’m interested to see if we have a similar problem or not! I know the bandicoot is going to love the pile so I’m hoping it keeps some of the earwigs down in population. Will keep you posted ☺️
It’s good to put wire mesh so vermin can’t enter worms can still go in and out😊 You can get a stirrer to mix the compost once a week.😊 Another tip is hoo use the lawn mower to bereaved down soft leaves and branches, will break down faster😊 You’ll find the avocado seeds do break down but slowly in the pallet. Rope works good on pallets, but there is movement if you make a box. As do star pickets.😊
Awesome tips, thank you!! Very interested to see if we end up having a vermin problem… if so I think I’ll just stick to adding food scraps to the tumbleweed bins and add some wire mesh ☺️
I have a 400L tumbleweed compost bin that is full and has cured. It is full of compost worms, so would you just add all of this to the garden beds or would you try and seperate the worms and put them back in the next batch of compost?
If I was you I would try and vermin proof the pallet compost bins, have a look at Tony ONeil Simplified gardening and what he covers his with to prolong the lifespan keep compost contained and I think it should reduce vermin. The black material he uses is cheap at Bunnings. I tried one without covering and influx of rats never had before so stopped. Good luck
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Great video Robyn, and thank you for sharing your knowledge about the importance of compost, and its role in building soil health. We have been using a two-pallet-compost system for our garden waste, cardboard etc and a Dalek bin for food scraps from the kitchen to minimise munching by nocturnal visitors. Additionally, we section off part of our rear yard for three piles of the following: 1/ grass clippings, 2/ woodchips from our eucalypts that continually drop their branches, and 3/deciduous leaves that are topped up each autumn (they make delicious black leaf mould that is a tonic for the soil! All of these slowly decompose and are added to the soil, or used as a mulch layer. Works a treat.
Hi ya Robyn and Scott, I used a 3 pallet system at the community centre, 1 for new ,1 for what was turned used , and then turn into third for storage, all put together with star pickets. Currently using cold compost and worm farm and Bokashi Bin. I get any food waste from my relos. Thanks for sharing, take care and stay safe cheers from Qld .🌺🌹🥦🥬♻️❤️
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I have 8 dalek bins, the 150L size (I prefer the smaller size). Every six months they get moved around to a new spot in the garden, filled up, and then left to rot down, perhaps with a corkscrew turn or two if I'm feeling keen. If I'm mowing or pruning, I'll throw waste into whichever bin is closest or needs some more material. At the end of the six months, I lift them, push the compost out in that spot, throw some mulch over it, and then find a new spot for the bin and start filling it again.
Obviously you need the luxury of space to be able to do this, but I find it really great for improving the soil without having to actually shovel the compost up and wheel it to where you want to use it (I can still do that if I want to, but generally I just spread it out where it is).
One thing to watch out for is that some plants will scorch if they're close to the black plastic, so I don't put them too close to sensitive plants in hot weather. In summer I like to plant things like zucchini and pumpkin around the bins... they can handle the heat and they LOVE tapping into the nutrients coming out of the bin. The compost acts as a moisture reservoir - I water the compost bin, not the plants around it... so it basically fertigates the surrounding plants while keeping the compost material moist so that it continues to break down nicely. During hot weather I also leave the lids open or leave them off entirely to not cook the worms.
But that's really only good for occasional prunings, weekend mowing, etc. At the end of summer when there's a lot of bulk material, it would be really handy to have some compost bays. It is definitely on the to do list down the track. But I'll keep using the daleks as well, because I really like my system of composting right where I need it.
OMG, I NEED a dalek composting bin 8)
I like your idea of moving the bin and planting where the bin was.
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That’s so awesome! We are currently using the tumbleweed ones, but we plan on building a pallet style one. That’s so much simpler than what we imagined, very glad we saw this first 😂
The tumbleweed bins are great! Let me know how a pallet system works out for you! Keen to see how it works over time ☺️
I've done a few of these pallet compost bins before and I love them for green waste, etc, but much prefer food scraps in the more contained Dalek style bins. Looking forward to comparing with pallet bins again soon, but I'm having trouble trying to work out where to put it as they're generally not so pretty.
Microwaving your egg shells for 60 seconds is much easier and less energy intensive than baking them. I wash mine and then I'll often put them into the microwave the next time I go to heat something. I squash/crush them into a jar and when the jar is full I throw them into the blender to get a mix that is fine enough for the worm farms. It's a super convenient way of processing them.
Yeah I definitely think I’ll predominantly use them for green waste ☺️
That’s a great tip about the egg shells, thanks! I’ll try that out ☺️
Line the interior of the pallets on the sides with landscape cloth. Just staple it. You will find it's soooo much easier to control the compost and not have to deal with the compost spilling in between the pallet spaces. I also secured an old tarp along the back and flap it over the top to keep
the compost areas covered. Works great. The secret about compost is to keep turning it once the temperature goes down, appox. every 2 weeks. Mixes up all the materials and keeps the composting process going.
I built a similar palet system at the back of my garden in QLD. I loved it. Unfortunatelly, so did the rats and so did hundreds of the earwigs (those black insects with pincer like protuberances on their rear end).
I love compost but I'm back to using the green recycle bin.
Good luck with yours. I'm looking forward to hearing how you go with it. ❤
I’m interested to see if we have a similar problem or not! I know the bandicoot is going to love the pile so I’m hoping it keeps some of the earwigs down in population. Will keep you posted ☺️
It’s good to put wire mesh so vermin can’t enter worms can still go in and out😊
You can get a stirrer to mix the compost once a week.😊
Another tip is hoo use the lawn mower to bereaved down soft leaves and branches, will break down faster😊
You’ll find the avocado seeds do break down but slowly in the pallet. Rope works good on pallets, but there is movement if you make a box. As do star pickets.😊
Awesome tips, thank you!! Very interested to see if we end up having a vermin problem… if so I think I’ll just stick to adding food scraps to the tumbleweed bins and add some wire mesh ☺️
I have a 400L tumbleweed compost bin that is full and has cured. It is full of compost worms, so would you just add all of this to the garden beds or would you try and seperate the worms and put them back in the next batch of compost?
If I was you I would try and vermin proof the pallet compost bins, have a look at Tony ONeil Simplified gardening and what he covers his with to prolong the lifespan keep compost contained and I think it should reduce vermin. The black material he uses is cheap at Bunnings. I tried one without covering and influx of rats never had before so stopped. Good luck
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