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Hi all,
Got a fairly large pile of wet leaves (and other garden debris) we want to get rid of.
Far to wet to burn normally (burnt all the vaguely dry stuff already too).
Don't want to leave it to rot down.
Guessing petrol is a bad idea, heard about using motor oil?
Any thoughts?
Ta, Duane.
Take it to the tip. (sensible option)
yup, do the right thing.
Or give it to the allotmenteers at the bottom of my garden. Those numpties will burn anything, regardless of how wet it is. 👿
It's right at the bottom of the garden, so a fairly big effort to get to the front of the house.
Guarenteed way to hack off your neighbours if you burn them as it takes hours and produces loads of thick smoke. Even worse if you use oil to get them started. Can't they mulch down?
Thought about chucking it all on the compost heap, but it is mainly laurel hedge leaves, which I've read mixed reports about being harmful (cyanide), or at best, taking ages to rot down.
Theres a trick you can do making a sort of furnace out of old paving stones
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In an ideal world i would leave them to rot down - mix them with some fresh grass clippings will generate plenty of heat and speed up the process. Some extra horse shit would also make things move even faster.
You could also try putting the leaves through a mulcher (different to a chipper) which you should be able to hire for the day. This will massively reduce the bulk and also speed up the rotting process. I think laurel leaves do contain some toxins but if you left to rot for a year then they wouldnt be a problem.
Burning wet laurel leaves would be a nightmare and will really piss off your neighbours. If you really do have to burn them - try and make some kind of incinerator - so you are heating up the leaves before you actually burn them.
But rotting is def the best option!
it is mainly laurel hedge leaves, which I've read mixed reports about being harmful (cyanide)
lol - so you'd rather cover them with motor oil and burn them because it's less harmful? 😆
The OP is surely trolling!
Just wait till its dark, and then have a bonfire.. 😉
Do you not have a green waste collection?
Kona, harmful for whatever you put the resultant compost on.
I usually run my dustbin incinerator in the evening just as it's getting dark. Lots of smoke but I'm presuming the neighbours will be indoors.