[Half a plot man]

Having recently installed three Dalek compost bins I have been merrily filling them with waste from the plot, but also any weeds that I have dug up or hoed off. Will this be ok?? 

[Nikkithefoot]

As long as the weeds are small annual ones you should be fine. Any perennial ones such as bindweed, couch grass or those with long tap roots beware as your heap probably won't get hot enough to destroy them, also don't put any weed seed heads on for the same reason.

[Kleftiwallah]

I would try and fill each 'dalek' in turn rather than (if I am reading your communication correctly) a little in each.  A larger amount of green matter will heat up quicker and rot down faster, - up, down,  ahh the English language !  Then start to fill the second and turn the first bin over into the third and topping up.   .      GOT THAT ?  ?  ?  Cheers,    Tony.

[Half a plot man]

I would try and fill each 'dalek' in turn rather than (if I am reading your communication correctly) a little in each.  A larger amount of green matter will heat up quicker and rot down faster, - up, down,  ahh the English language !  Then start to fill the second and turn the first bin over into the third and topping up.   .      GOT THAT ?  ?  ?  Cheers,    Tony.

Thanks Tony, your correct i have been filling two of th three Daleks little by little, i will transfer it all into one Dalek to speed up the heating process, also I have been adding a little chiken manure pellets inbetween layers.

[Half a plot man]

As long as the weeds are small annual ones you should be fine. Any perennial ones such as bindweed, couch grass or those with long tap roots beware as your heap probably won't get hot enough to destroy them, also don't put any weed seed heads on for the same reason.

Ah good news! Nothing nasty gone in, except dandelion heads???

[Sal1610]

I've been putting hoed off green stuff in my compost bin but not the roots - e.g leaves off creeping buttercup, nettles, etc, but chucking the roots, as I thought the things to avoid were seed heads and roots of the nasties like grass, bindweed, buttercup. I think the main thing is as Kleftiwallah syas, get each one filled up in turn to give them the best chance of heating up.

Sal

[Half a plot man]

I've been putting hoed off green stuff in my compost bin but not the roots - e.g leaves off creeping buttercup, nettles, etc, but chucking the roots, as I thought the things to avoid were seed heads and roots of the nasties like grass, bindweed, buttercup. I think the main thing is as Kleftiwallah syas, get each one filled up in turn to give them the best chance of heating up.

Sal

thanks Sal.