farm manure

does anyone know where in the sale area i could find some farm manure for my allotment cheers honeybee.by the way the sale area is in south manchester .

 

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=bulk+farm+manure&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 - on the right column there are a few places that might help, Carleton. Don't know about local things, though - try yell.com?

P.S. - just tried that - how would this do?
Lee's Growers Supply
Chelford Rd, Ollerton, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 8TA
Tel: 01565 650437
Classification: Agricultural Wholesalers

 

Check with your local council Carleton. They may run a composting scheme and have product for sale or if you are lucky they will tell you to come and get as much as you want. You wont know if you dont ask and at the worst they will say no.

 

The other chance is to check with a riding/livery stable. They usually have stacks of it - and if you are willing to dig/load it yourself, probably you'll get it for free.

www.horseweb-uk.com/stables/ches.htm

 

Lucky here in Blackpool, get tons of it for free because of the donkeys and landaus. Most stables will have some going and if the first one doesn't give it for nothing - try others.

Good Luck

 

thanks for all your replys
i will try local council.

 

can anyone give me advice with my hyrdangea
ther is a white mould on all the leaves
i have fed it but it still looks very poorley.
cheers and happy gardening.

 

sounds like powdery mildew. There are sprays for it, but if you like to be organic, take off all affected leaves and burn them!!
Have a look at this link.....
http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0800/powdery_mildews.asp

 

DENDY, POWDERY mildew this time of year I think is due to the weather

 

Yes - powdery mildew is very temporary and certainly not worth spraying - especialy this time of year.

 

this is my first season with my allotmentand i have just harvested my first parsnips. they taste great but they are a funny shape ,any ideas why this happened
what can i do to make them the right shape for next season. i grew them from seed .
cheers pauline.
happy gardening.
what a lovely frosty morning.

[ 10. November 2006, 06:19 PM: Message edited by: carleton ]

 

this is my first season with a allotment i have harvested my first parsnips and they are delicious. only thing wrong is they are a funny shape what can i do to ensure i get the right shape for next time. i grew them from seed.
what a lovely frosty morning.
happy gardening .

[ 06. November 2006, 08:48 AM: Message edited by: carleton ]

 

Hi, Carleton!
Only thingI can think of is that your parsnips might have been growing round things like stones, giving them a wiggly shape. If that's so, you'll need to remove the stones!
BTW, if you want to remove the first version of your post with your name, then you can do that by clicking on the little note-pad and pencil icon, and choosing delete.

 

parsnips need to have a soil that has been dug deep,yours seem to sugest that it meet some resistence ie soil not loose enough for them to go deeper,i had this problem but ensuring this didnt happen again i dug deeper and this year they came out just right

 

i am getting alot of greenfly on my geraniums i overwinter them in the house. any ideas how to get rid of them .my geranium are always fantastic and at this stage i would hate to lose
them.
happy gardening.