Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling

Can't say for sure,only that memories as a kid with the ferrets we used for rabbiting is that it stank to high heaven.And we had about eight. As I recall the waste was burnt on the weekly ash fire along with the soiled straw bedding then before every autumn dig the ashes were scattered.

Can i use ferret droppings on a vegetable garden?

It's just that I threw everything into my heap years ago and the roots of the bindweed grew and spread where ever I composted. Bind weed was new to me,we never had it where I lived before up on the Cotswolds so I had a hard lesson. Now I light a fire and cover the embers with non compost...

Yellow slugs ring bells in my head...I think I read something about these this week in a gardening paper I buy.I will have another look for you. Do they have a tiny shell like form at their end? if so they may be a rare type of slug that feeds on other slugs here in Britan. However it dies if it...

Thanks Fran. I'll take your advice.

That's alright then I'll send the kids out with their wellies and some dancing music when I dig the compost in and that should do the job. I might retreat to the shed in case there's any whole eggs found their way in by mistake

its full of holes as found in shed so wigglies etc can get through

Mmmm not sure that was the best advise to have acted on. I've had ants nest in my compost heap - usually near the top for years, and they ain't done any harm. Get a bit disturbed when I turn it, or add to it - but the compost has been just fine, and no increase of nests in the border.Not sure...

Thanks for all your responses and I hope the new member saw them.

Wood ash only is fab.in the garden.Apply liberally around onions and garlic-this takes care of much of the ash we produce if planted in september.Excess is used as a slug barrier as needed,otherwise mix into compost.I ,as someone ealse has said,would bin it if it is coal ash/clinker. Hope this...

Yup, Osmocote is controlled release Pete, but I've never used the stuff before, as I only get involved in the turf side of things - so I don't know exactly how it works.

That was helpful, thanks Lynne!

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Dont start to feed untill the first flower truss has set is the usual advice, or at least until the plants are well rooted in their final positions.

Chempak do all kinds of specialist feeds, High nitrogen, high potash etc. etc. They can be bought mailorder or from some garden centres. But I tend to use a tomato food on most flowering plants and a liquid growmore on others. In the garden I use Rooster(guess what that is) a couple of times...

Yes, seen it in bags of compost aswell. I just stir it in, guess its some kind of fungus that grows inside the bag. Doesn't seem to cause any problems though.

I have been folowing the guide to home composting leaflet from Cheshire county council that I recieved when i bought my composter. I have been throwing allsorts in. THE LEAFLET DESCRIBES GREENS & BROWNS Greens-green pruning ,grass clippings Fruit & Veg peelings so its all gone in Pinapple,kiwi...

Long push with a barrow from Kent :D

I have to admit I haven't ever turned it. Until now I've bunged everything in the top (a good mix of garden and kitchen waste) and when it's full I remove some from the bottom and give it a real good prod to get the top stuff to drop down into the space.(then putting any uncomposted back in the...

Hi Mitchell Try this link for composted kelp http://www.gardensuppliesdirect.co.uk/cgi-bin/ss000345.pl Look in the classified section of your local paper for farmyard manure. We have people who advertise regularly in Notts & do deliver. Hope this helps