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Yes, I’d like to know that, too. Last time I went to Kew Gardens the student allotment plots had some good looking heavyish black netting on them, that looked more robust and less tangly than plastic green netting. If no one else has any suggestions as to where to get this, then I’ll get in touch with them.
In my experience, the best thing to accelerate a compost heap is manure of some kind. Do you have a stables or farm near you? A shovel full of that every time you add all your other stuff should get it moving (and hot). Cardboard and softer brown material would probably rot quicker than wood chip and leaves. Good luck!
Wow, that’s a lot of rhubarb! I’ve been happily composting my rhubarb leaves for about 15 years without probs..
Hi Paul,
such a shame when plots are generally in really high demand; we have waiting lists of hundreds in London!
Perhaps newcomers might consider sharing to start with, to alleviate the burden of getting started? Also, maybe a leaflet introducing basic concepts of permaculture might be good, which, in the end, is designed towards low maintenance (but still has that initial threshold of work to get through, which seems to be the problem here).
Perhaps also a communal supply of plastic sheeting might help, in case the outlay of that seems off-putting.
The chemical thing is a pain; we have a chemical ban and people still use them…
Good luck with your endeavours…Nice work!