Tag Archives: compost heap

Onions in the compost heap

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Helen

Onions growing in my compost heap – now replanted elsewhere to see what happens! Continue reading →

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How much water does a compost heap need?

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Helen

The question in the title is rhetorical! I realise it would be impossible to answer, there would be so many conditions and caveats. Suffice to say, my compost heap is very thirsty. After a week of blazing sun and temperatures … Continue reading →

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Water water water

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Helen

I’m starting to get fed up of the amount of water falling out of the sky at the moment. I realise that is quite contentious, if I think of the lack of rain almost everywhere, but here we now need … Continue reading →

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