Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling

It's definitely good for the veg. The house I was reared in - in the days of yore, had no sewer main, therefore no flushing toilet. We had an outside 'house' that had a large metal bucket with a wooden seat. I can still see my brothers and I now, trotting down the garden behind my dad with the...

I grew a lot of strawberries in containers and every website i'v looked at recommends feeding with a liquid tomato feed

Got to be worth a try - thanks

I'm surprised that they would risk their reputation to be honest - - I must admit, I will be looking not to use them for seeds next year.

I have two types of seaweed fertiliser - I use the Vitax organic liquid seaweed for most of my shrubs and Vitax seaweed with sequestered iron for my Rhododendrons, Camellias, etc.

some great ideas I like the blue one ...pram wheels spring to mind ..probably got some somewhere ..the problem with sheds......................

I find kitchen roll starts to decompose the moment it gets wet.(much faster than I would like). How that bloke in the ad manages to wring it out is beyond me.

Late night TV beckons ... For a "different" water butt you might try one of these; we bought a couple last year for the front of the house as we wanted something that wasn't obviously a bright green drum!! 465 Litre capacity

I'd put them straight on the top of the compost pile, frozen. They'll be defrosted in a couple of hours, but probably make a right-mess if you defrost them in a container first and then transfer to compost heap. It would avoid cooling the compost heap thought, although provided placed on top,...

As Silu said but: If you want to "compost" it then 6 months will be enough.

Hopefully , ( weather permitting ) I will plant some stuff up this weekend and will of course let you know

Can someone, probably Mum , remind me why I am saving and baking and grinding up egg shells please.

Some previous discussions in case helpful:

Hi guys, thanks for the comments, been trying to take it all in. I reckon I might give hydroponics a miss if they're not quite as nutritious and it might turn out to be more expensive. So in terms of fertiliser, I bought some of this: Miracle Grow - gro your own - fruit and veg. It says to mix...

There is no way I'll be entertaining the idea of composting dog doo! Even burning it first would be out due to the smell! Big meaty chunks do not go with my idea of compost...

Depends ... needs a greenhouse, or conservatory, or similar I reckon ... windowsill unlikely to be enough space. If that covered growing space is available then I too would always buy-cheap and buy-small and grow on (Recently I bought 170 x cell grown Berberis atropurpurea, probably about...

Yes, cardboard and paper, autumn leaves and straw.

Ah, OK. My garden centre has open bags of composts so you can see what you buying. Having said that it seems to vary hugely - from one batch to another, let alone one brand to another. I've always been happy with the J Arthur Bowers multi purpose - mainly because that's what the local garden...

Confusion will naturally follow when you say "the" forest instead of "my" forest Apologies for not understanding To avoid any misunderstandings, and maybe giving the wrong advice, it would be helpful if you explained what you have been putting in as "compost"?

Use it as you would normally...and then tell us of the aftermath!