Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling

That's Izzy, my girl, or little princess (doesn't do puddles, needs to sleep on the sofa or bed next to you). If the dog is hairy, wearing a black collar, and looks like he's thinking which paw to move next, that'll be Harley. Not the sharpest tool in the block, but he luurves you!!

Hi guys,I planted a Cornus Kousa Chinensis last year and it's now just starting to bud from winter.I've Googled what the best fertiliser would be to give it as much of a boost as I can but I only get information giving me percentages of different nutrients etc, which as a very...

Thanks all, so there's not a particularly special technique for it then I guess. I'll water in some liquid gro-more stuff starting now.

Clean the cut with antiseptic and go to the doctor, just in case.

No need to dilute it. Just so long as the amount you are adding isn't making the compost overly wet/soggy/slushy you should be ok. If it is, then follow Shiney's advice and add shredded paper to absorb the excess.

LOL. Chicken Manure. My dad, had chickens and a wonderful veggie garden. The chicken manure pile would be over on the side, piled high, never covered, not fussed with. During the time of the harvest of any veggies, should one be a little over ripe, or an animal have gotten it, he would...

I was going to mention that language barrier

Shredding them will help in breaking down, more surface area for the bacteria to work on, the bigger the heap the better, and if you can save the greens and browns to make up a big heap all at once then it will help to get it to "turn on" the bacterial process that gets the heap hot

You've just given me an idea for my squirrel problem. All I need to do is to mix it up (dry) with some bicarbonate of soda, make it attractive enough that squirrels want to eat it and..................No more squirrels!!!

Get one of these wee soil testing kits. will that do?

Humax??That's not like Soylent Green is it?

I made my beds out of gravel boards. £3:50 for a 10ft length.Rusty

Never knew that: thank you!

Thanks Armandii. I do really like this Clematis because it has interesting foliage and the flowers are just lovely and fresh in early spring. I should say, mine is also in a large pot, which it's been in for the last two years. I have added fresh compost to the top. Hopefully I can revive it a...

For the vast majority of plants, this is simply not true. If it was, you'd never see a steaming muck heap because it would be chock full of weeds. Concentrations of certain compounds are simply too high for most plants, and will damage them. This is why it must be allowed to rot for a while....

The detergent will add nitrates, and feed the bacteria. In any case, killing the bacteria is exactly what you don't want to happen in a compost heap.

Thanks ... well had the first frosts for sure. As s0on as dry enough to use tiller ... think I'll run strimmer over it first, then turn over with a spade to buy in ... leave it a week or so then run tiller over it and plant in the onions & shallots a couple of days later.

Thanks for the advice Wiseowl and Kandy Kandy, funny enough i've recenly had a couple of bonfires and have been mixing it into the clay. I didn't know if it would do any good, it was just an on the spur of the moment idea, but now that you suggested it, i know i'm on the right track

Compost worms are very nutritious particularly if eaten fresh :-)

There's a few threads Here you might find useful