Is that not a sycamore?
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Leaves look similar, but I think it’s defo some form of creeper
A creeping sycamore?
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Looks like a sycamore
I’d say that’s a sycamore
I reckon it’s a sycamore that was chopped at some stage and now has the branches growing up from the stump
Fair enough it’s growing up and out at all angles
Ya if you chop the main trunk of a tree like a sycamore or ash then it will end like a bush with branches growing out from the base.
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Informative 
Thank fuck that’s settled. Thought it was going to kick off there for a bit.
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Compost bins lads. Talk to me. Good or bad.? Dos and don’ts. Worth it or a pain in the hole that brings rats?
I’d be more into the heaps myself rather than the bins. You need to keep it turned and get the air circulating into it. This means you’ll need three or four separate bins. It can take up a bit of space to do it right.
Never had a problem with vermin. Had a wasps nest once alright.
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Not a huge amount of space to do heaps. But would like to have compost for the veg bed. I presume turning the compost in the big plastic kegs is a pain in the hole.
I can’t see how the plastic ones work to be honest. You need air and moisture to get the microbes working. You need about a metre cubed to get the heat build up inside. Once the heap is going through it’s composting stages you can’t keep adding new stuff.
I shred everything now. It’s back breaking work turning it. Makes it harder if there’s lanky stringy stalks getting caught.
You’ll just have to work with the space you’ve got. The secret is turning it. I rarely turn mine to be honest. It’s more a “hot heap” than a functioning compost bin.
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The plastic ones are a disaster unless it’s got some sort of mulcher or mixing unit in it
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If you’re not happy with the plastic compost bin (and they’re a bit of work) get a worm farm. I ahve second one on the way from the council (at an 80% discount which is a great initiative). You’ll get the best fertilizer possible for your garden from it.
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I was considering posting wormeries in the things that are a cod thread.
It’s smaller scale than a compost heap. It’s ideal for kitchen food scrapings that would attract vermin to your compost heap.
In the one I had the worms worked on three levels. With the finished compost on the bottom level and the liquid feed below it. The empty end tray them goes on the top and the cycle continues.
You need special branding worms. You need to keep the volume damp but open, and you need to keep the worms fed.
I had one that worked well. It’s a bit of work. Can be a bit messy when moving the bins. I stopped using it when our bin company started taking a food bin.
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