Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling

Blight spores require a damp surface to develop. Best to keep tomato foliage dry to reduce chance of infection. I personally have stopped feeding, to bring on ripening. I have found reduction in watering at this time causes the fruit to become sweeter.

Apologies for may seem to be a rather daft question! I've taken delivery of what has been described as well rotted horse manure. As a child I grew up on the North Yorkshire moors next to farms and a riding school and I seem to recall that the manure was a dark, dark chocolate colour and crumbly...

every now and again I add horse muck to mine. Just a layer every couple of weeks makes fantastic compost for next year.

I have no bins, just make heaps. My composting corner has space for about 5 heaps 1 m3 each. The most accessible is the "in use heap", that is turned over and aired as necessary. When it is "final size" it's turned over into a corner to mature for as long as needed (usually not much). I have a...

note the plastic breather pipes on the sides to aid with the decompoition

Ha! I dread to think where you would plug your USB dongle lol

Thanks Merle

Thanks Fran. I'll take your advice.

Thanks guys, that's exactly what I needed to know. Most helpful!

There are quite a few trials going on and Duchy College are doing a 2 year trial with Carbon Gold's biochar mixes. There is a report from a field lab on Saturday 25th August in East Sussex, where a commercial organic grower has been comparing GroChar to their usual peat based and homemade composts

thanks everyone, ill take some pics and post them here..im hoping i get about 2-3 years from my home made bin, after then, when rot sets in ill make the 'sheepy compost bin 2.0'!

.I try to buy fertilizers in 25 kg bags as it works out much cheaper, thouGh it is getting more difficult to find anywhere that actually stocks them. Most places sell them in poxy small cartons or now they have discovered plastic buckets, but still the cost is extortinate.Anyway this...

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...

the propagation bloke at the Botanics in Edinburgh reckoned you could propagate anything in that, so long as you mad sure of the water and nutrient content

Hi Dave! How did the Dalek bins become worm bins?

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

I've found that when turning the heap some tiny baby worms appear to be nesting in the folds of cardboard, so I think it does help. Good luck Magnus

no good for lager then???