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Best shredder for very large borders
Julie376
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We have moved into a cottage that has very large flower borders. Glorious to look at. But come autumn and we take the shears to it all we need a shredder that will cope with wet leaves and stems.
Any advice on the best one to buy?
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I guess it depends how large your borders are, but I got one of these earlier this year and have been very impressed with it.
It's quiet and efficient. Just drop a branch into the hopper and it just munches away at it in no time.
I've composted the shreddings, and though relatively large I noticed when I turned the heap a month ago, most of the bits have broken down. I'm very pleased with it.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-AXT-25-TC-Shredder/dp/B00D43EF06/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1502554793&sr=8-2&keywords=bosch+shredder
Good recommendations can be found at http://www.fredshed.co.uk/boschshredders.htm
I've not been disappointed with any of Fred's recommendations
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
We've got a Bosch but it only copes with small branches and shrub prunings, it doesn't like wet leaves and soft plant material, we use shears if it too long or just chuck it in the compost bins, usually rots down by the following year.
I think there is one you can buy for mushy stuff.
Last edited: 12 August 2017 17:46:31
We will not have a lot of branches to put through mainly herbaceous annual shrubbery.
Our shredder doesn't like that sort of stuff.
Just put it in the compost bin as it is, it will rot down.
Last edited: 12 August 2017 18:00:55
A shredder is a bit OTT just for that stuff.
If you can lay it on your lawn and run it over with a a lawn mower, that usually does a good job - that's what I do with mine
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Shredders aren't very good with green wet / slimy waste, best leave to a side for it to dry. Or do what Lyn or Pete8.
I have quite large a wood chipper / shredder it will take branches up to 5 inch but that doesn't like wet green waste either.
My Bosch is brilliant and I'd be lost without it. It takes branches up to about 1.5" but spits out fresh willow as it's too bendy. It'll take the thicker bits after a few days but the thin bits wrap round the screw and come back out peeled!
mmmm this is not looking good.
The replacement blade for mine is £90! It still doesn't take withies.
Slightly off piste but a few years ago I bought a tiny 5ftx4ft trailer and wondered would I ever use it. It's been worth it's weight in gold. If you have a lot of waste/soil/stones/furniture/stuff it may be worth considering.
Blimey PP, that's a lot of money for new blade, ours was £25.00. You can turn them over and re use, but you can't sharpen then,
we bought ours in2011 and only bought a new blade last year.
This is ours, wouldn't be without it here, got so much to chip up.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-Rapid-Shredder-Cutting-Capacity/dp/B001123CCO/ref=pd_bxgy_60_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=2QZGQJ94GZMZPB1Y2HQX