Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling

Good thought ...... Think I will do that when I get a mo thanks!

I would say bubble wrap - works for greenhouses

Plastic is, polystyrene isn't.

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I always have a hose alongside my bonfires, just in case the fire gets too fierce.Scrungee is correct and you should beware of dried out Leylandii. Burn it when it's fresh, the leaves will burn quite easily, and any unburned wood can be left to get a bit dryer and burnt another time.

I used to keep them as pets, even made them a little see saw out of Meccano

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Thank you for the advice everyone! After months of nagging the council about the trees overhanging my garden, I most certainly do not want a forest in my garden, particularly not the stick willow, which I hate. It is no good even to burn. Musn't complain though: trees are the lungs of a city,...

As dear Geoffrey Smith used to say "Good enough to eat in a sandwich"a-a

Maybe I'm just a cheap skate. I just use good garden soil, manure and plenty of well composted leaf mould for my huge tubs. To buy bagged John Innes and the likes would cost a fortune to fill my tubs. I have had all sorts (Tree Peonies, Lillies, Acers plus loads of other types of bulbs grown in...

This is a UK site, so the advice you get here may not be relevant for you ... but there again you might get some ideas that folk on your side of the pond have not thought of!It would help if you put your location (California will do!!) in your Profile then folk will know that UK solutions may...

If they are the red brandling worms, these seem to turn up in the compost bins in summer all by themselves.

A Poover? ... I'll get my coat

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Put them in a separate heap surrounded by wire mesh, like you would with leaf mold. Eventually you'll have your own Ericaceous compost Always the chance of some interesting fungi coming up in it too

Well Epsom salts seemd to be the "in" thing at the moment . What is its use in the garden though ?

That's a lot cheaper than I have seen it sold for.

I think their organisation and service is chaotic, but its the only trade seller I know with a decent wide range of materials. Given the lack of useful information on their website I'm staggered that they sell anything - for example ranges of X (pots, hose fittings, whatever) with no size...

Thats really helpful to know. And no, I don't put any meat on the compost.