Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling

Lav is my all time fave plant. I grow tons of it and i just leave it alone and cut it back in spring which produces more. In my experience I always plant it alongside mint and Rosemary as they seem to feed off each other and im no expert but am told im very green fingered. The only Lav i cant...

Thanks for that, Kristen, I appreciate your answer.

I use veg peelings and tea bags and throw it all in. I dont think that i would want to wee in it though lol

"I won't bother with the cardboard idea then."You could keep the cardboard for a surface mulch though.

Personally I would spread it over the allotment as I would use some proprietary compost for Toms etc. grown in containers in the greenhouse.

Sorry. Should have said that the sub-heading is "soot":dh:

Hi Moon, You lucky so and so you! Well composted leaf mould is golddust our ways. I don`t know if you can use it neat to grow tomatoes in-not well up on food growing yet, but you could certainly mix it in.

"even the expensive stuff looks and feels very hard and non absorbent these days."Now you mention it "it ain't the same as when I were a lad" but I've been pleased with the Arthur Bowers - nice and open. But I used to add some JI#3 in with the Peat Compost we used to use way-back-then, and I...

Quote from Dave "Can't be a real gardener Robert. You're wearing gloves :lollol:" Yes. most times I do now after plunging my hand in the frosty soil to pull a parsnip and getting dirt right up my fingernails. I can tell you it hurt for a day or two :grn:

Dont quite do the same thing.here'sthe linkand here's the wordy bit:"Perlite A naturally occurring non-toxic, natural volcanic rock which is heated to a high temperature to produce a lightweight micro-porous structure.Recommended Uses: Rooting cuttings and pricking out....

Add my vote to the "Use the compost for some other crop which is not in the same family" (so that rules out Tomatoes and so on too)The fact that everything was healthy doesn't mean that there won't be some bugs that "got started" and will multiply. There is also the selective-feeding of each...

Looks like you've got a good safe source of potash!!!

Again Steve - many thanks. Its nice to hear from someone who has actually been working in the industry.You may have answered the heavy metals question by saying that there was a big push away from toxins. Heavy metal salts were famous for being toxic and they may have been one of the first...

Thanks, walnut:gnthb: None of the wood is treated and I can use all the ash on the garden as well. Great.:wink:

no good for lager then???

I believe that black inks, such as toner, are essentially soot and quite harmless. The bright colours in glossy magazines used to be salts of heavy metals such as cadmium (bright yellow) and nickel (blues and greens), but I believe that nowadays there are virtually all organic dyes. Heavy metal...

There are a lot of things they could be installing in new builds-recycling water systems is only the tip of it. Solar panels on the roofs, proper insulation, etc, etc but all these things cost money and unless it becomes law, it ain't going to happen unless individuals request it. It would be...

I use both types, triple bin setup for all garden waste and a dalek for kitchen waste. The process is almost identicle. With 3 bins. one is allways empty, bin 1 when full is sheeted, bin 2 then used, when bin 2 is full it is turned into bin 3 which is now sheeted. Bin 1 is turned into bin2 via a...

Thanks, folks, very informative. I'll take your advice, kristen.

Steve, all you need do is go to your local garden centre and buy it. Look for the bag that says " Horticultural Grit " It`s also good for dressing pot plants.:thumb: