Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling

I've had the same problem. I think it's because, I might be wrong, sulphur isn't soluble, so it's very finely ground to get it through a sprayer.You have to keep shaking it all the time to keep it in suspension, but it still tends to clog. Keeping the pressure high also helps.

I would, its only plant matter and I dont think there are restrictions on plants you can put in the garden recycling, apart from maybe Knot weed. I assume we are referring to the specific garden recycling and not the general household stuff.Any poisons, if that is what you are concerned...

Comfrey also makes a good fertilizer.

Agree with Pete can't seem real loam made from stacked turf only topsoil not the same thing

I just bought some small blocks of coconut coir from Poundland, that still only cost one pound each, which each expand when mixed with water to give 10 litres. They are compressed, light and tiny, so presumably if they are shipped as compressed blocks they are reasonably economical and...

You need to keep it damp, I think some people just put the leaves in old compost bags, tie them up and leave them a couple of years. Mesh sides will only help to dry it out and you don't really want to be watering it all the time.

Also take in to account that the 12 bag deal is a delivered price. It looks like the larger bags are only available online from source with stockists only selling the smaller bags for retail.

The bells are the green ones yet to show their little heads. Grape Hyacinth have come up well this year.

Thanks all. To me it looks exactly like all the other MPC's I have used. I'll throw in a handful of slow release fertiliser as I use it.For the first time this year, I purchased compost specifically for seeds - it was quite sand like - by that I mean very fine - but the seeds seem to thrive...

I like the sound of this idea… at the moment I’m literally trying to separate the soil from the celandine tubers so as not to lose too much soil. I guess I can just top the whole lot into the water for a couple of months?

For the past few years I used equal parts of JI No1, own sifted Compost, Coir & a little Perlite, never any problems.

Thanks for your responses! They read like most of what I've read myself online. I was hoping to find someone who'd used some of the newer fertiliser mixes ("like the professionals use!") I've used one from Medwyn Williams' site and must admit it seemed to work well if a little better than the...

Sounds good @Glynne Williams ! . I’ve never tried goat manure but having just Googled it , l think it would be an excellent choice. Thanks for the info . First find your goat …………

I mix it in with leaf mould.

We were gifted a stacking wormery by a member a couple of years ago.Vermicompost (aka poo of worm)Wee of worm fertiliser liquid.Tapped off ready for use next year.In a good functioning wormery, as others have mentioned, there should be no bad odours emanating from them.The only...

I harvest my comfrey bed about three times a year. I chop the stems and leaves up and put them in a plastic bin covering them with water and leave to soak until spring when I decant in containers for use as plant (mainly tomato) feed. I've made a filter for when I do the decanting as it helps...

That is a great result then.All you need now is a 4x4.

Many years ago I seem to remember an article in a gardening magazine that stated that the vermiculite used in the building trade was quite different to the vermiculite used by gardeners and they should not be mixed.

Thankfully slugs and snails don't seem to like my garden. I've finally managed to fox and cat proof the garden with good results but now it looks like a beetle is eating everything in sight! Can anyone tell me if the image attached is likely to be the cause? I snapped it on the Rosemary bush....