Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling

What to do if you think it's all rubbishThere has been many threads relating to quality peat free media, or rather the lack of quality. I invite you to enjoy the work of Innovative Farmers in tackling this problem for growers large and small (thats you and me) Three hours of detailed work to...

Anything will do for covering it - plastic bags, tarpaulin, carpet etc. If you have large bits of cardboard you can use those with some compost bags over the top. That will protect it from excess wet, but the card will also break down and become part of the mix. If you're able to 'fashion' a...

Its all a question of scale

If the alternatives were of sufficient quality to do the job I would also be in favour of reducing peat but everything I have tested so far gets nowhere near the same result. It may be a closer result if I had time to molly coddle the plants but there never is sufficient time.So I shall...

It was just a point of interest. If I was really worried about it I would have added the water whilst I was turning the material. The new heap is more likely to get rained on than the original. It is only a few feet further along the garden, but not as overhung with trees.

Have you got room for a builder's bulk bag? I use a couple of them quite successfully

I always have yeast as I occasionally get the urge to make bread. I've even got some molasses and usually have honey. Too late this year but I definitely need a better tomato crop next year.

Agree, you cant prove it one way or another, personally, and they know that, for me rooting powder stopped working when they took the fungicide out of it and we went all organic.

I agree with @Thevictorian in that the needles won't absorb moisture to any extent because of their nature. Pine cones don't really break down much either, or certainly not quickly. We also don't know the overall size of the other tree, and whether it was actively planted as opposed to one...

The mushrooms will do no harm and possibly help the growth of your plants.

A whole load of different suppliers: Composted bark - Recherche Google Just go round garden centres until you find one you like.

Thank you @pete @NigelJ and @fairygirl I have time to cut the smaller pieces off the branches and large twigs, leaving the bare, thicker parts, for the wood pile, or council. There are even some sections that can replace bamboo canes in supporting plants in the garden, even if only for a...

Its just much more civilised now, in my opinion, since the booking slots started.

Yes I got the full refund including delivery costs The garden was looking great. Let’s see what it looks like when we are back from Cornwall.

I was in Homebase yesterday and didn't see any!

Maybe your compost is too dry? Try watering it every now and again - I've read it should be like a moist sponge, and that's not comfortable for rodents.

Thank you @Purple Streaks. I don’t grow anything from seed now as I don’t have a greenhouse or suitable space elsewhere. I’m also impatient! I buy most of my grasses from Knoll gardens and divide them as they expand. I think that many of the grasses that I grow are also sterile, which is good as...