{"id":1003,"date":"2018-11-03T14:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-11-03T14:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/journal\/?p=1003"},"modified":"2019-05-15T18:07:51","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T17:07:51","slug":"compost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/compost\/","title":{"rendered":"Compost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Previous garden<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1003 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_01-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_01-1-300x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_01-1-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_01-1-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_01-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_01-1-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_01-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_04-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_04-1-300x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_04-1-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_04-1-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_04-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_04-1-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_04-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_02-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_02-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_02-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_02-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_02-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_02-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_02-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I had five 2&#8242; x 2&#8242; x 2&#8242; bins, a total of 40 cu ft = 1,130 litres. They worked well, and didn&#8217;t really take up any space because I could put pots on them. They were made of treated sawn softwood, and lasted about 15 years. Getting rotted compost out was\u00a0 slightly inconvenient, but made easier because they were on concrete. This is not recommended by the experts, but it never gave me any trouble. I never bothered to turn the compost, just returning anything that hadn&#8217;t rotted to the newest bin as I was extracting compost.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New garden<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1003 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/compost_20181030_stage1_01.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/compost_20181030_stage1_01-300x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"After removing the Daleks\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/compost_20181030_stage1_01-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/compost_20181030_stage1_01-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/compost_20181030_stage1_01-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/compost_20181030_stage1_01-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/compost_20181030_stage1_01.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-996'>\n\t\t\t\tAfter removing the Daleks\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I started with one large and one smaller Dalek-style plastic compost bins in this 1 meter wide gap between the N wall of the house and the boundary fence. They were difficult to use, and not really of sufficient volume. They were both full when I transferred their contents to bags before taking this picture.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-1003 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/compost_20181031_stage2_01.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/compost_20181031_stage2_01-300x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"After boarding and before fitting the battens\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/compost_20181031_stage2_01-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/compost_20181031_stage2_01-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/compost_20181031_stage2_01-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/compost_20181031_stage2_01-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/compost_20181031_stage2_01.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-997'>\n\t\t\t\tAfter boarding and before fitting the battens\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181102_stage3_02.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181102_stage3_02-300x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Empty bin with some slats removed\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181102_stage3_02-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181102_stage3_02-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181102_stage3_02-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181102_stage3_02-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181102_stage3_02.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-999'>\n\t\t\t\tEmpty bin with some slats removed\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_03-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_03-1-300x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Detail of the front and back board stacks\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-1028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_03-1-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_03-1-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_03-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_03-1-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_03-1.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-1028'>\n\t\t\t\tDetail of the front and back board stacks\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181102_stage4_03.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181102_stage4_03-300x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Carpet cover\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-1002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181102_stage4_03-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181102_stage4_03-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181102_stage4_03-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181102_stage4_03-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181102_stage4_03.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-1002'>\n\t\t\t\tCarpet cover\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I lined the end of the gap with treated boards and added battens so loose boards can be inserted to enclose the open side. Four boards at the front allow compost to be removed from the bottom of the heap without disturbing the boards behind which allow fresh green waste to be added to a height of about 2 meters. There&#8217;s a stop to keep the rear stack at the height shown. After returning all the compost from the bags the bin is slightly less than half full, so I&#8217;ve more than doubled capacity in less space, and the bin should be much easier to use. Dimensions are .8 x .87 x 1.73 m, so capacity is 1.2 cu m = 1,200 litres. Also the compost should stay warmer and rot better because it&#8217;s all in one volume.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-1003 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_01-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_01-1-300x415.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_01-1-300x415.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_01-1-150x208.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_01-1-768x1064.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_01-1-1024x1418.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_01-1.jpg 1756w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_02-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_02-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_02-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_02-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_02-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_02-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_04-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_04-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_04-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_04-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_04-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/compost_20181115_04-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>There&#8217;s nearly 2 meters of paving which will allow compost to be got out without making a mess on the gravel. There will also be much more space for resting pots etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Previous garden I had five 2&#8242; x 2&#8242; x 2&#8242; bins, a total of 40 cu ft = 1,130 litres. They worked well, and didn&#8217;t really take up any space because I could put pots on them. They were made of treated sawn softwood, and lasted about 15 years. Getting rotted compost out was\u00a0 slightly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,22,25,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction","category-fences","category-maintenance","category-soil"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1003\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}