Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling

I saw a TV programme about The Broads. They were formed from peat being extracted back in the middle ages. They are now the biggest protected wetlands in the country with the highest proportion of birdlife and a very wide proportion of rare insects.so there was some good done by extracting...

I got a large coir block and used it and found it performed ok but I can't get past the transport and processing side of it so don't feel it's viable for me Plenty of local compost makers around the country for bulk soil improvers which is what I'll be ordering quite soon! I grew mustard green...

In the old days gardeners usually made their own potting compost and each presumably had their own recipe. John Innes compost was created to come up with a standard formula and you can still buy it today.It varies in texture often, but the nutrient levels should be correct depending on which...

I've had good success with red rigglers in a sunken bucket in my beds. I just load em up with veg , spent coffee grinds, cardboard and away the go. They survive the winter as they are sunk low. See comparison pot out of the beds. I clear them out once a year with a riddle and back they go.the...

I've had the same problem. I think it's because, I might be wrong, sulphur isn't soluble, so it's very finely ground to get it through a sprayer.You have to keep shaking it all the time to keep it in suspension, but it still tends to clog. Keeping the pressure high also helps.

I would, its only plant matter and I dont think there are restrictions on plants you can put in the garden recycling, apart from maybe Knot weed. I assume we are referring to the specific garden recycling and not the general household stuff.Any poisons, if that is what you are concerned...

Comfrey also makes a good fertilizer.

Agree with Pete can't seem real loam made from stacked turf only topsoil not the same thing

I just bought some small blocks of coconut coir from Poundland, that still only cost one pound each, which each expand when mixed with water to give 10 litres. They are compressed, light and tiny, so presumably if they are shipped as compressed blocks they are reasonably economical and...

Also take in to account that the 12 bag deal is a delivered price. It looks like the larger bags are only available online from source with stockists only selling the smaller bags for retail.

The bells are the green ones yet to show their little heads. Grape Hyacinth have come up well this year.

Thanks all. To me it looks exactly like all the other MPC's I have used. I'll throw in a handful of slow release fertiliser as I use it.For the first time this year, I purchased compost specifically for seeds - it was quite sand like - by that I mean very fine - but the seeds seem to thrive...

I like the sound of this idea… at the moment I’m literally trying to separate the soil from the celandine tubers so as not to lose too much soil. I guess I can just top the whole lot into the water for a couple of months?

For the past few years I used equal parts of JI No1, own sifted Compost, Coir & a little Perlite, never any problems.

Sounds good @Glynne Williams ! . I’ve never tried goat manure but having just Googled it , l think it would be an excellent choice. Thanks for the info . First find your goat …………

I mix it in with leaf mould.

I harvest my comfrey bed about three times a year. I chop the stems and leaves up and put them in a plastic bin covering them with water and leave to soak until spring when I decant in containers for use as plant (mainly tomato) feed. I've made a filter for when I do the decanting as it helps...

That is a great result then.All you need now is a 4x4.