New allotment - far too many fallen apples...

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I've just taken on a rather neglected old allotment finally after 5 years of waiting (irrelevant but hey), and there is a very productive and established apple tree on there which has carpeted half of my allotment with apples. I've so far filled a tonne bag and there is still a bunch to go.
My question: I don't have much else to mix with them at the moment, so was thinking mix with a bunch of sawdust, plus the bits and bobs I clear over the next month or so. Will that sufficiently create compost or do we think I need other things?
P.s. Yes, I'm leaving some to one side for the birds :-)
My question: I don't have much else to mix with them at the moment, so was thinking mix with a bunch of sawdust, plus the bits and bobs I clear over the next month or so. Will that sufficiently create compost or do we think I need other things?
P.s. Yes, I'm leaving some to one side for the birds :-)
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I only ask because I have a Bramley in my garden and I put boxes of them out on the drive each autumn with an honesty box, some bags, and a sign telling people to help themselves and, if they would like, to donate to a named charity.
This autumn I collected £120 from that one tree.
Obviously, not something you could do this year, but maybe next.
Our local National Trust ranger runs an apple day where they make juice and cider from apples people bring along. They inherited some heavy duty Victorian cider kit from a local producer which everybody has a go with to make the juice.
I have my own kit and make about 10 gallons most years from my trees which include eaters, cookers and cider varieties. I suspect that any cider you are able to make would be very popular down the allotment!