Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling

Many thanks for the info and links, very useful, I'll err on the side of caution! John

At the moment we have to put our rubbish in black backs and recyclables in a small blue plastic box (box supplied by LA). We have been told that we shall all be getting three large wheelie bins with different coloured lids that will be collected different weeks. The colours refer to what you...

Hi Scully.I am Blonde as well,and I am always having a Blonde moment,or getting wound up about everything and anything,so you are not alone.Kandy

Thanks Kandyfloss, I just looked and its a very good site. I have just got a new compost bin and have only this week turned out the old one into the new one to get some air in it.

Cover it with an old rug or bit of carpet and it will help prevent evaporation.

Well sea weed has a good write up so i will be colleting some this week end i guess after what all of you have said ie (wish you could get lots of it) and (the write up bit) it must be good for the soil so we will give it a try.

Thanks every one been a great help will try this out

First of all the slugs are doing a job turning the material into compost. Slug eggs are quite easy to see, small round clear balls about 2 to3 mm across. The ants are more of a problem, I would sprinkle some ant killer on the heap and see if that wiped them out.

Take note though Sawfish that hellebore seed is poisonous, so be careful when handling. If you do wear protective gloves or if using bare hands don't lick your fingers afterwardsKandy

PeterS - Thanks, will try the site.Shiney

Thanks DAG, The compost heap is like a new toy just been and thrown some gone over petunias in there and there's a lot of noise. Must be all the critters in the 2 bags of **** I slung in :D It's already half full, so think I might have to get another. 'Dalek hoards hit Cornwall' - might make...

Well Went to buy some today from Focus and apparantly they are not selling them now because of bird flu!! I will have to try a few more places.

Ohhh! don't bin it, sieve it! You'll get all the root out in one go and even if tiny pieces do get through they are easily dealt with if you let it rest a few weeks then re-sieve before putting on your garden. I always sieve compost and don't get any problems.

I didn't know all this stuff! Thanks guys!

Thanks so much everybody - you have covered the subject more thoroughly than the no doubt aptly named banana man has covered his compost. I'm very grateful! x

Nicky's nursery http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/seeds/pages/wild-c.htm Chiltern seeds do russian Comfrey, not sure what the difference is. There are lots of green manures [I expect you know]: http://www.kitchengardens.dial.pipex.com/greenmanure.htm

I had two from my council when i phoned up to buy one i asked how large they were because one size was �£4 and the other �£6..so the lady on the phone said the �£6 was 39 inches..so as i thought thats small..i asked for two..well when they arrived they were huge i dont know where she got...

Forget the waste disposal Sharon! Get the stuff in the compost bins. Why throw it away when you can use it to make things grow better? We've two bins and two heaps and really get a kick out of what we return to the soil.Get an even bigger kick out of what we take out of it though. :D

Happily chomping on pastiscio nuts this evening together with some wine! And just wondered whether the shells could be composted or whether they would best be used for a mulch?Stingo

Interesting looking at the UK's waste disposal statistics. (See Wasteonline)Of what we throw away - Garden waste = 21%. But if you add kitchen waste and "soil etc" it adds up to 41%. If some of the 18% "paper and board" (paper is organic) is added we could be nearer 50% of household waste...