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« on: October 28, 2024, 11:41 »
will a shredder work on general weeds etc?
our local tip now wants you to book a slot!!!
so i thought i would buy one and use the waste myself.
any tips and what to buy most helpful thanks  :(

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Re: shredder
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2024, 17:18 »
anyone help with this please???

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Re: shredder
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2024, 18:42 »
I don’t have a shredder, but what sort of weeds are you trying to deal with?  If it is ones with roots that can regenerate new plants (bindweed, mares tail and the like), shredding may not be the answer.  You might just be making 10,000 root cuttings for your compost bin. 

I compost most weeds.  If I have nasties that regenerate I leave them out in the sun until completely dessicated or dump them in a bucket of water until rotted.  Either way they are usually safe to compost after that.

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Re: shredder
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2024, 01:13 »
Depending on what plant it is, it might be too sappy for the shredder to be able to work properly on it.
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...

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« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2024, 12:10 »
we have a shredder but use it very rarely I think they work best on twiggy or woody material as said green sappy stuff I reckon would just clogg it up  we tend to just put everything in the bin it sorts itself out in the end what does help is moving all on to next bin when full [turning bin in process]. good luck.
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Re: shredder
« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2024, 22:27 »
we have a shredder but use it very rarely I think they work best on twiggy or woody material as said green sappy stuff I reckon would just clogg it up  we tend to just put everything in the bin it sorts itself out in the end what does help is moving all on to next bin when full [turning bin in process]. good luck.
A shredder doesn't like green stuff unless it's sticks.
I put compostable weeds in a line down the path and run the Mountfield over them, perennial weeds go into black rubble sacks tied tight for a month or so by which time they are a rotted slop and then go to the heap. What I have done though is to graft a spout onto the top of the Mountfield mower body (with a cap on) so things like corn sticks and sunflower stalks etc can just be fed down into it to be shredded, and onto the heap.

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« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2024, 01:34 »
For pretty much anything I want to shred, from dry leaves and grass to green twiggy holly bush cuttings, I shred with a rear-discharge lawn mower with a bagger.  Use (generally) in 2 ways:

Way #1. Coarse shred: with the bagger attached, and material to be shredded spread out, make a single pass over the material until the bagger is full. Empty the bagger (into a bin, etc.) every time the bagger is full. This is perfect for shredding fallen leaves mixed with grass into a good weed-supressing mulch. Also fine as compost pile feedstock.

Way #2. Fine shred. Type A: You can start as with Way #1 but don't bag in the first pass. Essentially just mulch it onto the lawn. Then, attach the bagger and go over it again; this will bag the fine mulch but also leaves some on your lawn. This makes a finer mulch that breaks down somewhat faster during composting.  Type B: if you are mulching green twiggy cuttings (such as green boxwood, privet or holly cuttings) make 2 passes over the material, bagging the second time. you may need to rake up some woody bits to bag separately for municipal greenwaste composting. This mulch adds both green and brown material to your composter. Type B also works for big tough weeds that require a lot of chopping up.

I don't bother trying to shred larger woody materials. I leave such material for municipal greenwaste collection and composting.
« Last Edit: December 18, 2024, 02:08 by Subversive_plot »
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