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[aaronjb]

Same in Bracknell, Tunnie - although it's "only" £38 on top of what I already pay.. They have to pay for the Christmas party champers somehow, I suppose.

[tunnie]

Same in Bracknell, Tunnie - although it's "only" £38 on top of what I already pay.. They have to pay for the Christmas party champers somehow, I suppose.

Those Christmas strippers aint cheap 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Here you can buy 'Green waste' bags from West Dorset District Council which are £1 each.  Initially I thought that they would go for composting but read the small print on the bag and it goes to landfill! 

[Taxi_Driver]

Main crop spuds are in, the onion bed is tilled and 200 onion sets in. 

Just got 2 veggie plots to prepare and compost plus the pea, bean and tomato runs.

I carnt seem to grow onions.....tried two years with white onions and last year red onions....they just dont grow very big.....certainly not big enough to use....so im giving up with them this year...

So... its going to be runner beans/courgettes/potatoes/carrots and spring onions (strange they grow ok) 

[cleggy]

The onions seem to thrive, must be all the chicken poo.

[Rods2]

Main crop spuds are in, the onion bed is tilled and 200 onion sets in. 

Just got 2 veggie plots to prepare and compost plus the pea, bean and tomato runs.

I carnt seem to grow onions.....tried two years with white onions and last year red onions....they just dont grow very big.....certainly not big enough to use....so im giving up with them this year...

So... its going to be runner beans/courgettes/potatoes/carrots and spring onions (strange they grow ok) 

I have the same problem last year with onion set (I've given up with seeds), but I put them in late due to the cold spring, so this year is the last time I'm attempting to grow onions if I don't get reasonable sized ones. I like to alternate rows of carrots and onions / spring onions to keep carrot root fly at bay.

[cleggy]

Try carrot variety " Fly away" nice carrot and fly resistant.

[05omegav6]

Our garden waste is £30 a year, which is better than not having a collection imho...

[bigegg]

Allotments round here are £24 a year.
If LCC were going to try and charge me anything for disposal of garden waste, I'd rent one, turn it into a huge compost heap (including neighbours' clippings), then bag and sell the results.

[tunnie]

Compost bin will be right route, as we do want to attempt to grow some veg at some point, so compost would be useful!

[Kevin Wood]

Compost bin will be right route, as we do want to attempt to grow some veg at some point, so compost would be useful!

The problem is that grass cuttings seem to take an age to rot down and you end up with far more of it than you can use unless you're an avid gardener, as the pile of slurry behind my shed bears witness. 

Must see what the local garden waste collection fee is this year, as I've let it lapse.

[Taxi_Driver]

Compost bin will be right route, as we do want to attempt to grow some veg at some point, so compost would be useful!

The problem is that grass cuttings seem to take an age to rot down and you end up with far more of it than you can use unless you're an avid gardener, as the pile of slurry behind my shed bears witness. 

Must see what the local garden waste collection fee is this year, as I've let it lapse.

If you use a compost bin and the grass cuttings are wet when they go in....this years grass cuttings will be next years compost 

[Stemo]

I have two lawns and 45 metres of privet. If I tried to compost that I'd end up with a small mountain. Luckily Wakefield council take it away in a wheelie bin once a fortnight, at no extra charge.

[Rods2]

Compost bin will be right route, as we do want to attempt to grow some veg at some point, so compost would be useful!

The problem is that grass cuttings seem to take an age to rot down and you end up with far more of it than you can use unless you're an avid gardener, as the pile of slurry behind my shed bears witness. 

Must see what the local garden waste collection fee is this year, as I've let it lapse.

If you use a compost bin and the grass cuttings are wet when they go in....this years grass cuttings will be next years compost 

I just cut out the compost heap, cut the grass without a collection box and the cuttings soon disappear, so feeding the grass.

[Sir Tigger KC]

I have two compost bins which I use on alternate years. All green waste from the kitchen and garden goes in and then about this time of year after 2 or 3 lawn cuts I empty it, mix it up and then leave for another 12 months by which time it's lovely black compost for the runner beans to grow in!    While that's busy composting I'm filling the other bin. 

I pee in it now and again as well to give it some nourishment!