Burning (damp) garden stuff

[crashley]

Recently bought a garden incinerator (basically a dustbin with holes in) to burn grass cuttings and leaves etc etc as the dustmen don't come frequently enough and won't take enough anyway. All good, however, most of the garden refuse is damp. Any suggestions to getting the damn thing hot enough for me to just throw it all in before i use my rag?

I have tried layering with paper, then dry wood and even some charcoal to get it up to temp but none of it really gets hot enough to burn anything quick enough. What am i doing wrong?

And yes, i also have tried plenty of petrol to kick things off too.

Cheers

[crashley]

SystemParanoia said:

Do you live in a low emission town and country zone ?

if so.. no fires

No, thankfully. Out in sticks.

[crashley]

Cheers guys.

So I need a mulching attachment for my mower and a new 'dump' car. Got it. Buy another car, basically.