Kitchen Garden Forum

Thought you might be interested to see this video.

https://youtu.be/yQFB9M2UdK0

It's about composting direct in the ground. As mentioned in other posts, I regularly do this in my patio containers and also in the autumn when I rot stuff down in a trench over which I grow my climbing beans.

It's interesting that the narrator said his grandparents regularly used this method years ago.. My grandparents did too and they grew lovely crops in their small back gardens. And of course there were no council green recycling bins in those days.

Hopefully it might encourage Elmigo to try in balcony containers

I am going to try this. I do have a productive heap at the bottom of the garden but there are two tubs right by the back door, containing a blackcurrant bush and a Daphne. They will be the recipients of organic material over and above their normal once a year feed from now on. Save me a trudge to the heap in the rain.

The only slight drawback to doing this is, Rats, they seem to be drawn to it....

Yes I did think of this OH but to be honest although we do have rats visit around our compost heap I,ve never ever seen any signs of my vegetable waste being dug up from elsewhere in the garden when I,ve used this method. And I guess containers may be a little more inaccessible for them.
I,ve found that even handfuls of grass cuttings will rot down very quickly and I guess there' not much nourishment in them that the rats would find attractive.

That's true, Primrose....

I thought rats liked compost heaps for the warmth.