Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling

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.

A Poover? ... I'll get my coat

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Put them in a separate heap surrounded by wire mesh, like you would with leaf mold. Eventually you'll have your own Ericaceous compost Always the chance of some interesting fungi coming up in it too

Well Epsom salts seemd to be the "in" thing at the moment . What is its use in the garden though ?

That's a lot cheaper than I have seen it sold for.

I think their organisation and service is chaotic, but its the only trade seller I know with a decent wide range of materials. Given the lack of useful information on their website I'm staggered that they sell anything - for example ranges of X (pots, hose fittings, whatever) with no size...

Thats really helpful to know. And no, I don't put any meat on the compost.

I have always used John Arthus Bowers (JAB) Multi Purpose - it is relatively cheap, I buy it from local garden centre (when on special offer), I buy in the Autumn because I find it is much easier to use (spring-bought often waterlogged etc.). It contains some rubbish, but doesn't seem too bad -...

Hi Kristen......I suspect using Firefox is the reason for my problems uploading files so I reverted to I.E. and was eventually able to delete the duplicted posts. The reason for the duplication in the first place was because (unlike with my previous posts) when I clicked the "Post Reply" button...

I don't think my MPC (J Arthur Bowers) is preforming as well as previous years either. I've decided to try commercial compost. it looked expensive when I checked it, but I reckon that is just the "one bag price". Trouble is they do half a dozen different types, and I don't know which would be...

As Kristen says, shame to waste all that lovely top soil.

Thanks K, appreciate your help.

Did it look like this if yes its a beetle larvae @exlabman

Its an organic product specific for spuds, I've had good success with it over the years.I thought spuds needed high K fertiliser? For example, lots of folk line potato planting trenches with Comfrey leaves, also high in Potash ...

I wouldn't bat an eyelid. We all get vastly more poison just breathing the air in the street.

That's all I know M She told me the other day on the phone

I make my own brew from my own compost, they call it compost tea. When diluting I add 1 litre to my 10 litre can, same as you lot do with the comfry.Agreed it should look like weak tea when applied to your plants, I might just strengthen slightly if we have lots of rain.

This coming week..