Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling

They must like pineapple Dave.....or are running away from it :D

it is well rotted

Magic how they appear - I used to put my leaves in black bin liners under shrubs etc and had the same thing. Either they find their way in somehow - cos the plastic does tend to split - or they were already present on the raked up leaves. Whatever they are very welcome. :D

Now, do tell where we can get these bottles from??

I use it for hanging baskets, Hans! Nice and cheap, and environmentally friendly!

another useful site for me, Frogesque!! It'll all help on my course!

Better move to Scotland, Liz!! You'd get free bus travel for the entire country too, from 1/4/06!! :D :D

Except, the point that overuse, of anything cannot in the long term be good, however, moderation and correct use of chemicals, like Fran mentions in a previous post, Slug Pellets Roundup etc, and Yes some spays, I don't think is the big bad thing the TV organic mafia would have us believe. I do...

you are quite right Marge, it would not do your basket plant any good. a good quality compost from your local nursery. also get some SWELL GEL to add to your basket compost as it retains moisture to save on watering, specially if we get a hose pipe ban, which seems to be inevitable..

we tried chopped up cardboard for horses bedding once..... it was ok but not ideal ... no dust was main quality,,,,, so there must be a shredder,,,,, and if you buy a new Bosch shredder for �£200 plus elecricity to run it, just think how much benefit the envirinment is getting!

we have a bottle cut---ra on the sink side which we use every time been in garden anti-bacterial hand hygiene gel kills 99.99of germs in 15 seconds sot got after read of young man dieing afer scratching his arm on a rose make grandkids use it alot.take into hospital alsowhen needto go

Hi Hex. You've just reminded me that we had a Rabbit Club when I was at primary school in the late 40s early 50s. The "big" children got to look after them and us tots brought in food. We also had a school garden as did many Junior Secondary schools until about 25 years ago."Eco-Schools" is...

wrack is derived from bladder-wrack..... that kind of brown stuff clingin on to rocks mid-tide, which children love to "pop" if your feeling in need of some stimulating fodder try seaweed soup! http://www.seaveg.co.uk/seasalad.html

Is pigeon droppings any good for my compost bin, I can get load of that??Dave

to conclude this thread, hopefully, fresh chicken manure is wet and smelly, and could harbour disease, they eat animal by-products and additives and antibiotics may be added to feeds ........imo the large volume of waste is best handled professionally ,,, dried and pelleted Pelleted is easy to...

The website that I found most useful (and I got free compost bins) was www.compost-it.org.ukYou only get free compost bins if your council has signed up to it.

no worries there then...thanks alot all

That's ok, I have posted elsewhere on this site for help and it looks like I might be able to do it. Thanks for your help and info.

Great minds!!!! We have a spare composter too, which we got from our local council (�£3 also!!) and what did we do yesterday???? Saw some seed potatoes in the garden centre - and got a few...... can't wait..... mind you, I'll probably end up killing them!!!!

Hi Warbaby, Purchasing young plants is a good idea, make sure you harden them off properly as the garden centres start selling them quite early very often. I am sure you will do well, if you watched your husband in the garden I am sure you will suprise yourself with what you do remember when...