Monthly Gardening Discussion Thread - March ‘25
Monthly Gardening Discussion Thread - March ‘25
The leaves are starting to fall. Is it Autumn already?
What do you have planned for your plants or garden?
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I bought a 60l outdoor bin planning to compost the leaves that are falling into my yard but have got cold feet about it. About the commitment, whether it’s going to turn sour and smelly, whether I need a second bin to store the finished compost so I don’t have to sort it out immediately… I don’t have as much energy anymore.
The zucchini plants are still bravely sending up male flowers but this powdery mildew has them in a bad way. I sprayed a week or two ago but keep waiting for the cool of night to spray them again and forgetting. When they’re finished the potting mix probably needs to be sterilised before reuse or I need to plant things that aren’t susceptible to it.
Didn’t think this through… it’s a bit much to sterilise in boiling water and I’m not sure if solarisation with bin bags over the pots would work. I haven’t drilled holes in the big black bin yet so maybe if I piled it in there and left it in the hot sun for months. Things could turn mouldy or sour though as Autumn and Winter might not keep it hot enough.
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If it's just leaves it shouldn't stink up the joint (depending on how sensitive you are to smells). Is the bottom of the bin exposed to the ground or is it fully sealed when the lid is on/closed?
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Everything is fully sealed. The guide (if this is for actual composting) asks for air holes to be drilled but I haven’t done it yet.
I am pretty picky about smells but more just worried about things getting mouldy or slimy in the wrong way and having to deal with that. And the organisation aspects
Edit: There would be grass clippings and possibly the occasional vegetable scraps too. There’s a bag of old onions that would work
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Lug all the pots upstairs to the yard and, aside from the lime tree, totally start over from scratch. Murder or rehome some yuccas.