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This is what I want, kind of

Human composting I’d actually just like to be chucked onto a compost heap and left to break down. None of this poncing about sending me off to have a company do it. Composting happens for free, after all. Just heave … Continue reading

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Insane compost temperature today

I should try cooking a casserole in it 😀

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No dig diary, 13th May 2026

Just prior to the mower suffering catastrophic failure a couple of days back, we’d run out of space in the current compost bin. Fortunately it has now settled a little and has space for more. It was literally full to … Continue reading

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No dig diary, 29th March 2026

Today marks the day when we finished filling up the compost bin that we’ve been using since the start of Winter. Always seems to be the one that takes longest to fill. To try to keep the pile moist and … Continue reading

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It’s time to start weeding again

And I’ve only just finished the last pass through the veg plot! Winter being so mild has meant that an awful lot of weeds didn’t die off when they would normally have done so and having weeded pretty thoroughly at … Continue reading

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Compost spreading time

And the bins are emptying out. Slowly 😀 There’s a lot of shrinkage though. I don’t stop putting stuff in them until they’ve been this full, several times.

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I hope this breaks down before Spring

I’ve pressed so many apples this season that I was running out of space to compost the pulp. I estimate that I’ve done seven tonnes of apples and I’m not finished yet, so I just had to start spreading it … Continue reading

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We’ll call that full, then

Don’t think I’m going to be getting much more in this compost heap.

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Off the scale!

Ok, not quite. I wish I could think of a practical way to extract this heat though, say until the heap cooled to about 50°C.

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Compost temperature

It’s ok if it’s not in the red, right?

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