Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling

There are a lot of things they could be installing in new builds-recycling water systems is only the tip of it. Solar panels on the roofs, proper insulation, etc, etc but all these things cost money and unless it becomes law, it ain't going to happen unless individuals request it. It would be...

.I try to buy fertilizers in 25 kg bags as it works out much cheaper, thouGh it is getting more difficult to find anywhere that actually stocks them. Most places sell them in poxy small cartons or now they have discovered plastic buckets, but still the cost is extortinate.Anyway this...

thanks everyone, ill take some pics and post them here..im hoping i get about 2-3 years from my home made bin, after then, when rot sets in ill make the 'sheepy compost bin 2.0'!

There are quite a few trials going on and Duchy College are doing a 2 year trial with Carbon Gold's biochar mixes. There is a report from a field lab on Saturday 25th August in East Sussex, where a commercial organic grower has been comparing GroChar to their usual peat based and homemade composts

Thanks guys, that's exactly what I needed to know. Most helpful!

Thanks Fran. I'll take your advice.

Thanks Merle

Ha! I dread to think where you would plug your USB dongle lol

note the plastic breather pipes on the sides to aid with the decompoition

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...

every now and again I add horse muck to mine. Just a layer every couple of weeks makes fantastic compost for next year.

Apologies for may seem to be a rather daft question! I've taken delivery of what has been described as well rotted horse manure. As a child I grew up on the North Yorkshire moors next to farms and a riding school and I seem to recall that the manure was a dark, dark chocolate colour and crumbly...

Blight spores require a damp surface to develop. Best to keep tomato foliage dry to reduce chance of infection. I personally have stopped feeding, to bring on ripening. I have found reduction in watering at this time causes the fruit to become sweeter.