Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling

It sounds unsuitable for normal composting. But it might work as an anaerobic composter but that's something I have no experience of. Maybe Ziggy or someone else here can help.

Liquid feed. I can't really use slow release as the two bushes are planted through membrane that is covered with bark chips.

You're gonna use flour to grow flowers?????:D

My mixed coloured primroses have now stopped flowering so what can I do with them now? I thought if I took off all the older leaves down to the new growth and left them would they have another flush of flowers? Or should I lift them and split them up? Sally Can anybody help me with this please.

No, completely on the level the blender works, I should post a fotoAm I to think your post points more towards my need for medical help? dont worry you're far from the firstKind Regards, Plant Potty.

You'll be hard pressed to find Organic plant food, and it will be expensive.Chicken pellets - great for plants that your grow outside, such as veg. Comes from battery farmed hens. Organic versions available that have come from Organically reared hensBlood Fish and Bone. From abattoirs ......

I'd agree with JWK, some top soil in there will help keep the moisture locked in, as organic based compost can dry out a lot quicker. In my green house beds I've got a mix of top soil, multipurpose compost and rotted horse manure. So far the tomatoes and cucumbers are loving it.

Here's a few more (N:P:K)s:Turkey Manure 1.3/0.3/0.4 Wool Shoddy 10/0/0 Wood Ashes 0/0.5/10 Brewers Grains 0.9/0.5/0.05

Thanks for the replies.I have made a herb bed 5ft by 1ft out of old railway sleepers.

Absolutely Dai - apart from the inorganic herbicides it might contain if its not ... ermmm ... organic :D

Since joining my allotment association I have not bought seed compost from any DIY stores. But before I used to buy split bags at my local Rainbow Coop store, but they did not sell them with much off the price.By the way my potting compost from heaps must have held 1000 litres, its amazing...

Will this nettle tea work on grass as well?I have used it before in my poly tunnel, but am wondering if this could be used on the lawns as well?

Never a problem in 'Dialeks' with balanced additions, only if chucked in open bay composters.

Found a grass snake in our composting straw from the hen run this evening:andI'll carefully check that corner tomorrow and 're-home' any white, leathery eggs found (like I had to do last year). I put squares of corrugated iron sheet down in the grassy areas amongst my apple...

Here's another use for spent/used compost:They love pecking, scratching and rolling around in it!

Hi All,I have a new machine that takes out the dry content from liquid pig slurry. It seems to be a really uniform, dry, slightly fibrous product. I am going to get it tested to see exactly what nutrient analysis it contains, but a usual analysis for such a product would be:Nitrogen - 6 or...

It's the humus in soil that holds water, so adding sand will assist drainage.

Not said hello before, so Hi Harrowed Turf, Only green manure i've used is mustard, thats mainly because I can eat the leaves though.

Thanks. I had used it for Blueberries and was wondering that's all. Thanks again

... I'm none too keen on meeting rats either and make a lot of noise before and whilst emptying my compost heap hoping to scare them off. They are more afraid of us and think they can just hide rather than scarper. I've come across one at the last few shovel fulls at the bottom of the heap, it...