composting for small spaces

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  1. gardenboy2

    gardenboy2 Apprentice Gardener

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    [size=medium]Hi [/size]

    [size=medium]I live in a small apartment in London and grow a selection of plants on my balcony and i don't have much space, I would like to get some advice on what to do with the old plants/soil/etc. What are the best options (considering I have no garden) of disposing of them? What are the best types of composting methods for small spaces? Or is this the best route to go down (any alternatives)? If anyone can provide some advice that would be great. [/size]

    [size=medium]Thanks [/size]

    [size=medium]Will[/size]
     
  2. lukenotts

    lukenotts Gardener

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    Hi gardenboy, and welcome to the forum!

    Im not sure how big your space is, but i'm assuming its small... If your struggling, I would personally put all your green waste into an old compost bag, and drop it off at your local household waste site (if this is possible) then you know your being green.

    Other than that, maybe check this out...

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    this one is over £300 !!! :huh:

    however, search for rotating compost bins, and Im very sure there will be one for your budget... £300 is very extreme!
     
  3. ARMANDII

    ARMANDII Low Flying Administrator Staff Member

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    Hi, well you're definitely a person of determination and ambition having a garden on your balcony! You could if you wanted to get a plastic container to put your compost/plant waste in for further use. But what further use would you put it to? You're planting into containers and using general purpose compost which contains enough food for up to 6 weeks and after that you're adding it [I hope]. Do you have a large turn-over of compost or is it only every now and then? If you keep the old compost the food will have been depleted from it anyway and you have to go the the expense of adding it. You might as well buy new. If it's only a small amount, Lukenotts is right, bin it. If it was a large amount an allotment holder would welcome it but then you'd have to get it there. Good luck with your gardening!!
     
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