Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling

Quaedar,I have the same problem with muck sticking to the bottom of my boots.When I first started allotmenteering 28 years ago I was 5ft 1" now I am over 6ftWhat sort of manure are you collecting to have it so fresh?You really need to stack it first or put it into compost bins for at least...

I agree with Loofah burn them and spread the ash.

I would hazard a guess that the soil will not have much structure, will be more of a sediment constistency.

I use this:It's quite easy to mix a whole bin without emptying it. U push it in the compost and the metal fins close and when u pull it out the fins open and stir the compost.

Lol hope I don't do that cause it's going in my veggie patch and I got no other place to grow em if not

thanks pro

Loofah You was asking about the 'wind-row system' OK here goes, as used in the water treatment industry Windrow is simple a way of removing as much moisture as possible by piling the media in rows, like earthing up your potato, These rows may be 3 to 4 metres high. This must be done on a free...

Thanks all for replying. I think I'm going to have to put my plants in my household rubbish now. The council will only take green rubbish away if you've paid for a special bin which I don't have the space for. It's a real pain. We seem to have lost our communal waste pile at my allotments too...

Ah yes, I have some of that here. But it gave ne problems in the compost, sofar at least But Vinca is a mess (a lovely one though)

You can burn compost that is suspected to be diseased. That should please some round here, not. But you can.

I pampered my compost bin today - added leaves, some potato soil, grass cuttings and manure - a good layer of each, it must be full up!!And last night I used my bamboo cane and pocked some holes in it, I also took some pics of the ants house in my compost bin which I only discovered...

I miss read. No the plants went into the council bin

I know exactly how that feels every day at the desk!!

Oh I do like that

Me thinks any pee, it's the nitrogen in the urea that speeds it up.The above link is to a very fine article about compost tea, not compost as such, but I liked it very much. It gives good hints on how to compost properly. This is the ideal, you can decide to do it less "actively" of...

I have no bins, just make heaps. My composting corner has space for about 5 heaps 1 m3 each. The most accessible is the "in use heap", that is turned over and aired as necessary. When it is "final size" it's turned over into a corner to mature for as long as needed (usually not much). I have a...

Being a chauvanist, Kristen, I would have said sooner rather than later.:D:thumb:

Any chance of making this (or a similar thread!) a sticky for the Composting And Recycling area? Using freshly shredded trees / hedges etc as mulch seems to be asked about a lot...?

A friend has one. It has two compartments - one "maturing" whilst the other is "filling". She thinks it is marvellous. More expensive than a Dalek - which your local council may be sponsoring - ours sell the large Daleks for £ 20You can see if they offer them in your area here:

Are well, I don't really no . We went to a home brew party where the lads had brewed loads of beer and wine. They had to start to drink it quick because it had started to explode in the parents airing cupboard.Anyway we had a good night, a very good night as it all had to go ,Mothers...