Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling

Hi thanks for the info. I was hoping to plant out a few things at Easter, but if this weather does not pick up soon, could be in for a long wait

The firms that made the mushroom compost blocks were pretty guarded about what went into them. The general consensus was a mixture of farmyard muck and river silt/mud amongst other stuff.

No. I don't think it does. There is some stuff I've read about hormone levels, but I think its just to do with what hormones might be transmitted back to the growing crops - perhaps worth a Google of that. Speculating, and I have no knowledge, but I seem to remember reading that...

It was mentioned I start a new poll for this - your WORST compost for 2013. Those composts you think are rubbish and of poor quality. Any brands not mentioned please say and they'll be added by a mod (please!) Both peat based and peat free (PF) are included (EDIT: This might be better as a...

Why not start another thread Loofah. I don't think it's possible to have two polls on one thread. It would certainly be interesting to see which turn out to be top and bottom.

Have you been pressing down to exclude the air?

Wonder if they'll send me some syrup for the plug?

May be a good reason for that ... for example: if they have no means of preventing glass and other such stuff from getting into the compost they may feel it is better to use it only in applications where that doesn't matter - agricultural perhaps, or maybe parks & gardens where staff are...

The seeds are the size of Runner Beans and germinate just as easily ... best to start them off one per pot (around 9cm) as they grow very quickly and need some space for their roots. If you start them off early they will be in 2L pots by the time you can plant them out, so don't be in a hurry. ...

A small dust bin would be ideal Kirsten and on my list.

Hi Jenny please explain " " Spruce

Clubroot NOT club foot!! I should really turn the auto correct off my iPhone ☺

Great tip, I like the bin idea. I could also use it to make mixes readily and store bought compost.

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

It is an interesting subject and I cover the use of natural pesticides in my Thread "From the Old Book". Our predecessors were masters at the dark art of using poisons of all kinds to kill pests and diseases. One thing though, we have to be cautious on GC in advocating the use of such methods...

The landlady at my local pub/eaterie is keeping them for me too, so should be ok for the foreseeable!

Right, figured it would be OK especially with the small quantities I'm talking about! Will continue to liberally scatter

Shiney this REALLY made me laugh!!!!!!!!!!! Val

There's nothing wrong with dreaming, Cacadores

If you are sowing into individual pots / modules, and you are sowing things that germinate easily, then it probably makes little odds If sowing in a seed tray to then prick out I only ever use John Innes Seed Compost (and a good brand at that). In a season I only use a single small bag (and I...