Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling

Thanks Armandii. I do really like this Clematis because it has interesting foliage and the flowers are just lovely and fresh in early spring. I should say, mine is also in a large pot, which it's been in for the last two years. I have added fresh compost to the top. Hopefully I can revive it a...

For the vast majority of plants, this is simply not true. If it was, you'd never see a steaming muck heap because it would be chock full of weeds. Concentrations of certain compounds are simply too high for most plants, and will damage them. This is why it must be allowed to rot for a while....

The detergent will add nitrates, and feed the bacteria. In any case, killing the bacteria is exactly what you don't want to happen in a compost heap.

Thanks ... well had the first frosts for sure. As s0on as dry enough to use tiller ... think I'll run strimmer over it first, then turn over with a spade to buy in ... leave it a week or so then run tiller over it and plant in the onions & shallots a couple of days later.

Thanks for the advice Wiseowl and Kandy Kandy, funny enough i've recenly had a couple of bonfires and have been mixing it into the clay. I didn't know if it would do any good, it was just an on the spur of the moment idea, but now that you suggested it, i know i'm on the right track

Compost worms are very nutritious particularly if eaten fresh :-)

There's a few threads Here you might find useful

Good thought ...... Think I will do that when I get a mo thanks!

I would say bubble wrap - works for greenhouses

Plastic is, polystyrene isn't.

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I always have a hose alongside my bonfires, just in case the fire gets too fierce.Scrungee is correct and you should beware of dried out Leylandii. Burn it when it's fresh, the leaves will burn quite easily, and any unburned wood can be left to get a bit dryer and burnt another time.

I used to keep them as pets, even made them a little see saw out of Meccano

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Thank you for the advice everyone! After months of nagging the council about the trees overhanging my garden, I most certainly do not want a forest in my garden, particularly not the stick willow, which I hate. It is no good even to burn. Musn't complain though: trees are the lungs of a city,...

As dear Geoffrey Smith used to say "Good enough to eat in a sandwich"a-a

Maybe I'm just a cheap skate. I just use good garden soil, manure and plenty of well composted leaf mould for my huge tubs. To buy bagged John Innes and the likes would cost a fortune to fill my tubs. I have had all sorts (Tree Peonies, Lillies, Acers plus loads of other types of bulbs grown in...

This is a UK site, so the advice you get here may not be relevant for you ... but there again you might get some ideas that folk on your side of the pond have not thought of!It would help if you put your location (California will do!!) in your Profile then folk will know that UK solutions may...

If they are the red brandling worms, these seem to turn up in the compost bins in summer all by themselves.