Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling

:wink: Hi jineu I have merged your threads together as they are about the same thing... :wink:

I've never grown carrots in 100% compost but I've used a 50:50 compost and soil mix in the past. I'd recommend New Horizon Organic and Peat Free multi-purpose compost but you might need to sieve the top layer if you're planting seeds directly into it. I usually mix plenty of vermiculite in...

Hi.I am about to plant a mature carex testacea and wondering what kind of compost is best. I have John Innes No3 mature plant compost and farm manure. Could you tell me which would be better for this plant? The label says it likes acidic soil. Also, do carex testaceas like a lot of...

I dont know about compost breaking down over time and getting smaller - it actually disappears! Many commercial composts seem to have organic material and soluble fertilisers and nowt else. The fertiliser obviously goes but organic matter over time decomposes and completely disappears cause that...

If you really wanted to go for a green manure, try comfrey, the roots go really deep & bring up nutrients that otherwise wouldn't be available to most plants. Its full of nitrogen & therefore rots down easily or can be used to make a good liquid feed. Don't use it if your garden is on an old...

This is perhaps relevant. The moral of the story being - high fertiliser is a quick fix at best. Look after your soil and your plants will look after themselves!

the flies in question are just harmless fruit flies but yes they are a pest when one opens the compost bin lid, they don't taste good. a layer of newspaper or an inch or two of spent compost will stop them for a while.Pete

Mudmover, thee and me are neighbours! Good luck with your garden! :gnthb:

I am currently using Sankey 46 cm bell pots which hold approximately 25 liters of mix.Kevin

Melinda, finders keepers comes first, so well done. Let us know what you decided to do with it. :-) Occassional dead arming does not hurt. LOL

I put all my teabags on the compost heap. I never see the wee bags again and trust me i do some tea drinking. My brother stopped putting them on his because of the wee bags. I maintained there wasn't enough heat. I put fresh cow manure on mine. I take it from the field across the road when the...

Hi Martin, it sounds like a good drop of stuff, shame it's so far away lol!!

Lol, Thanks for the comments John and Fidgets mum, after reading elsewhere on the forum about the dreaded "mile a minute" I think you could have made two very good suggestions. :gnthb:

Ah I see now thanks Andy. I have visions of you dashing outside in nowt but a towel to divert your bath water :lollol:The heaven's have just opened here in Guildford, thunder, lightening & torrential rain at last - fingers crossed it will last long enough to damp down the dust bowl that is...

We also moved from London 9 months ago! Where were you? Dont miss their humidity!!!!

Hi Fidgetsmum, I seive my compost to get the lumpy bits out and mix it 50/50 with the compost I buy at the garden centre. brilliant stuff, makes the bought compost go a lot further.Pete

thanks for all your advice.I have asked the nearby pigeon man if I can have his grass cuttings so that seems like a good point to start.

Hi Victoria. Pelleted chicken manure seems to translate as estrume granulado da galinha. Hope that helps. For further help with Portuguese try Babel Fish.

ty for the reply it is worth a try i am very fortunate i have a friend who knows a few people for manure was just unsure which one to try

ground up dead Americans? :hehe::flag: