Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling

I have to admit (sad soul!) I am somewhat of an expert on this subject having 2 very expensive "lawnmowers" here and a never ending supply of droppings.With a garden of my proportions and living surrounded by farmland it is an impossible task to keep my flowerbeds weed free and it would cost a...

B n Q , Jack , B n Q

Yes I did it, only the smell is so obnoxious, it is just about impossible to use As a new gardener, I did not know what to do with it anyway, so got rid of it into the proposed potato plot Jack McH

I'm going to take some carrier bags and double bag them. Some of the other dog walkers may think I'm a bit bonkers though

Also if it's not well rotted you might find lots of weed seeds growing in it. For that reason I tend to bury my poorer home made compost 12" down in my veg plot.

Hi Josie I have used B&Q for a number of years ,and have now been using the new brand 'Verve' for a few weeks . Seems fine at the moment..Was 3 ..70litre for £10.00 but now 3..60litre for £10.00 although I get my over 60's 10% discount on a Wednesday .. Dave

called compost air .... stumbled across this, as I have recently started using the airpots instead of the normal pots (very good and lots of very good comments) not sure how the compost bin fares though, but it has to be better than the normal dalek type as it has hundreds of holes on the...

He has been complaining that his legs feel heavy

A few yrs ago we were putting new slabs down and recyled old and H made me a raised bed below 1 of my greenhouses. For a time it was my herb bed but now its home to fruit bushes.and took out And upcyled to and recyle all good.

Hello! Thought I'd provide a quick update. I applied your solutions (thanks to both!) on Friday. Plant depotted, roots washed, plant repotted. Whilst it's still looking slightly worse for wear (see photo!!), the "healthy" leaves are no longer dropping which I'm hoping is a good sign. My...

What plants are you putting in , I dont know the name but a small conifer thats grows upright and takes ages to grow look realy nice and I have never grown it but somthing for the future saxifrage tumbling waters is amazing Once all planted properley just sit back and relax Spruce

I'm in the Tomato Food camp, but I also spray mine with Seaweed extract (Maxicrop or similar)

I read somewhere else that someone uses a capful of Jeyes in their water butt. It's full now anyway and disconnected, so as and when it's empty then I'll reconnect it. Can't see it happening any time soon. Good to have the option though, if we do have a drought, of using the bathwater if I...

Now why didn't I think of that?

Yup, mulch. I put 2" - 3" on well rotted manure on my shrub border (planted about 3 years earlier) last Summer and the ground is already in much better heart. I didn't fork it in, but planting out additional plants this spring, and needing to stick a fork in deeply to get some Dandilions out,...

some recycle centres make compost of the contents from green/brown bins they call it organic soil conditioner ... public can buy (either collect or delivered) the last prices I got last year were: £15 per cubic meter for compost £35 per cubic meter for compost/soil blend and those were the...

I do that too with my "spent" multi purpose compost , its just my seed compost that I reuse Spent multi-purpose I use for earthing up potatoes in Bags / Tubs (they are fed as a separate "regime"), and for things like dahlias being overwintered that just want to be surrounded by some very...

Yes Ziggy,well not too far away at least

JWK, Thanks for that, I think they also have an offer on Levingtons, worth a trip tomorrow?

I did drill some holes in the bottom of the bin The bin is only about 2/3 full, but I've given it a good mix up, covered the top with cardboard and am leaving it to its own devices.I've started a second compost bin using a £3 fold down job from Morrisons.