Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling

Late night TV beckons ... For a "different" water butt you might try one of these; we bought a couple last year for the front of the house as we wanted something that wasn't obviously a bright green drum!! 465 Litre capacity

I'd put them straight on the top of the compost pile, frozen. They'll be defrosted in a couple of hours, but probably make a right-mess if you defrost them in a container first and then transfer to compost heap. It would avoid cooling the compost heap thought, although provided placed on top,...

As Silu said but: If you want to "compost" it then 6 months will be enough.

Hopefully , ( weather permitting ) I will plant some stuff up this weekend and will of course let you know

Can someone, probably Mum , remind me why I am saving and baking and grinding up egg shells please.

Some previous discussions in case helpful:

Hi guys, thanks for the comments, been trying to take it all in. I reckon I might give hydroponics a miss if they're not quite as nutritious and it might turn out to be more expensive. So in terms of fertiliser, I bought some of this: Miracle Grow - gro your own - fruit and veg. It says to mix...

There is no way I'll be entertaining the idea of composting dog doo! Even burning it first would be out due to the smell! Big meaty chunks do not go with my idea of compost...

Depends ... needs a greenhouse, or conservatory, or similar I reckon ... windowsill unlikely to be enough space. If that covered growing space is available then I too would always buy-cheap and buy-small and grow on (Recently I bought 170 x cell grown Berberis atropurpurea, probably about...

Yes, cardboard and paper, autumn leaves and straw.

Ah, OK. My garden centre has open bags of composts so you can see what you buying. Having said that it seems to vary hugely - from one batch to another, let alone one brand to another. I've always been happy with the J Arthur Bowers multi purpose - mainly because that's what the local garden...

Confusion will naturally follow when you say "the" forest instead of "my" forest Apologies for not understanding To avoid any misunderstandings, and maybe giving the wrong advice, it would be helpful if you explained what you have been putting in as "compost"?

Use it as you would normally...and then tell us of the aftermath!

Hi thanks for the info. I was hoping to plant out a few things at Easter, but if this weather does not pick up soon, could be in for a long wait

The firms that made the mushroom compost blocks were pretty guarded about what went into them. The general consensus was a mixture of farmyard muck and river silt/mud amongst other stuff.

No. I don't think it does. There is some stuff I've read about hormone levels, but I think its just to do with what hormones might be transmitted back to the growing crops - perhaps worth a Google of that. Speculating, and I have no knowledge, but I seem to remember reading that...

It was mentioned I start a new poll for this - your WORST compost for 2013. Those composts you think are rubbish and of poor quality. Any brands not mentioned please say and they'll be added by a mod (please!) Both peat based and peat free (PF) are included (EDIT: This might be better as a...

Why not start another thread Loofah. I don't think it's possible to have two polls on one thread. It would certainly be interesting to see which turn out to be top and bottom.

Have you been pressing down to exclude the air?

Wonder if they'll send me some syrup for the plug?