Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling

thank you for that. I think I will mix it in with a bag of compost I have.

Right, one compost bin done. On dpm, slabs, dpm and I've left space around the bin to get the mower so there shouldn't be any little corners for horsetail to hide. I'm thinking messy/wildlife area right in the corner, so I'll just have to hand pull horsetail there :\

Anyone used a product called 1-Component Soil Nutrition? Bcuzz Products, supplied by Atami in the NetherlandsI have received 2 free sample 50ml bottles, hoping they are good.

I'm still using Wickes own brand. It's not too bad this season I've just collected my latest batch and that makes us having bought over 5,000 litres this year . Some of the cost has been recouped from the sale of plants

Lol. I told her that if she's worried, just to water the plants at night when the dogs are in the house.

Spose it depends what composting your doing. Im guessing they would get killed if you are hot composting because of the temperature being up to 60c so i know fly eggs and flies get killed in that according to the Hotbin website

Thanks all for the replies

I have my tomatoes growing it and so far they are doing very well quite impressed with it

Supposed to be OK, but some years ago the RHS recommended using a mask/not inhaling, so perhaps use one of these?

I think my Mum would be proud of me as my habit of grubbing around in the muck hasn't changed since I was a Kid

We just chuck ours in whole. If we add a sheet or two of paper we just screw it up, but sheets of card we rip up. We also add the contents of our paper shredder.

Thank goodness for that - I've just done it .I purchased another water butt a couple of days ago - it's now linked up to the one I already had and ready to go. I knew I should have purchased 2 when they were 5 pounds each from the Tesco website .

Over the years we have an area off our farm where we dump all of our garden grass clippings, I mean years and there is a huge quantity just naturally composting away. It also has our neighbours grass and donkey/pony dung mixed around. I am growing potatoes this year, would it be better added...

I agree with rusty, I remember my grandmother's neighbour using comfrey on her chrysanthemums and on veg when fruiting too. Seemed to make an incredible difference.

Oh dear, that doesn't sound good :( It must be a common problem, so probably the compost - unless they've all been too cold?My only seedlings to have gone like that are opium poppies in compost. I think it's too wet for them.

Ive just finished using last years B & Q Verve for seedlings. Perhaps ive been lucky but i always saved any compost left over.

I use pellets quite extensively in my beds. Especially around my palms and bamboo.Sprinkle them around quite thickly. And then give a good watering.

Ellie you don't need to feed seedlings, as John says there's enough nutrients in the soil for around six weeks and by that time they are usually potted on into fresh compost. I've never fed any seedlings or young plants, in fact I don't feed anything in pots if it is eventually being planted out.

Should not be a problem. When we had a small garden I used to dig a trench across the Veg patch and fill it up gradually with material. When it was full (and still rotting down), I threw the soil from the next trench on top. Never had any problems doing it that way. The worms in the soil in...