Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling

I would agree - when I first started using compost and manure in the autumn/winter, I forked it in, then someone told me to save my blisters and let nature do the work. Bin doing it ever sine - and it works fine.

Ours was made out of pressure treated logs 10 years ago, had no problems. Go for it.

i bought a few ... 2oo approx brandling worms on eabay, but the instructions were rather esoteric......i believe they like fruit! they came in a margarine tub, not full! i ve kept them in a small plastic bin under the sink, to keep em warm and actively breeding, any idea when i ll be able to...

My wife & I have lived here since we were married 49 years ago, in that time all the ash from the fire (except chip board ash which contains glue) has gone on the garden.During the early years we burnt coal, but for the last 40 it has been wood.It has helped break down the clay & made it much...

The hedge is now planted along with a trailer load of well rotted cow muck. Thanks for the advice!

Mmmm - yum! Looking forward to my new additions to the garden next year!

As I see is composts whether purchased or home formulated can contain all manner of fungal spores, most of which are completely harmless. The thoroughy sterilized formulations have least fungal contamination but few of us go to that extent and many commercial producers I suspect don't sterilize...

Can't say for sure,only that memories as a kid with the ferrets we used for rabbiting is that it stank to high heaven.And we had about eight. As I recall the waste was burnt on the weekly ash fire along with the soiled straw bedding then before every autumn dig the ashes were scattered.

Can i use ferret droppings on a vegetable garden?

It's just that I threw everything into my heap years ago and the roots of the bindweed grew and spread where ever I composted. Bind weed was new to me,we never had it where I lived before up on the Cotswolds so I had a hard lesson. Now I light a fire and cover the embers with non compost...

Yellow slugs ring bells in my head...I think I read something about these this week in a gardening paper I buy.I will have another look for you. Do they have a tiny shell like form at their end? if so they may be a rare type of slug that feeds on other slugs here in Britan. However it dies if it...

Thanks Fran. I'll take your advice.

That's alright then I'll send the kids out with their wellies and some dancing music when I dig the compost in and that should do the job. I might retreat to the shed in case there's any whole eggs found their way in by mistake

its full of holes as found in shed so wigglies etc can get through

Mmmm not sure that was the best advise to have acted on. I've had ants nest in my compost heap - usually near the top for years, and they ain't done any harm. Get a bit disturbed when I turn it, or add to it - but the compost has been just fine, and no increase of nests in the border.Not sure...

Thanks for all your responses and I hope the new member saw them.

Wood ash only is fab.in the garden.Apply liberally around onions and garlic-this takes care of much of the ash we produce if planted in september.Excess is used as a slug barrier as needed,otherwise mix into compost.I ,as someone ealse has said,would bin it if it is coal ash/clinker. Hope this...

Yup, Osmocote is controlled release Pete, but I've never used the stuff before, as I only get involved in the turf side of things - so I don't know exactly how it works.

That was helpful, thanks Lynne!

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