Shred the stuff if you can. Not only does it reduce its bulk but shredding increases the surface area on which the composting organisms can live....
If you want to be organic then glyphosate is definitely out. There are now concerns that it might leave more residues than they first thought. I...
I went on a Master Composting Course at Ryton Gardens. The compostable bags take 18 months to rot down and the stuff inside does not get access to...
I wish i had sandy soil in my present garden at home. Most of the garden is damp and i have a limited amount of well drained soil at the top to...
I think it is a case of how do you get the law enforced? the councils are breaking the law, I think "dragging their feet" is being somewhat too...
Another thing, no several things you could put in before the winter. If you like it plant garlic in the autumn - October. good choice of...
Then as i understand it they would have to show how they had made plans. There could be cases, particularly in very densely built up areas where...
For future reference if you want potatoes for salads, nice and firm with a waxey texture then you cannot go far wrong with Charlotte. Don't know...
The law says the council have to do more than just think about it. If there is a need from the ratepayers then they have to actively try to meet...
However just to make it clear to Fidgetsmum if the plant is covered by Plant Breeders' Rights then it is OK to take cuttings for your own use, or...
If you are going for the digging option then do it with a fork. As you lift the fork shake it and you should be left with the couch roots intact...
No I wasn't asleep. I was busy gardening. The guy mext to where I have my veg plot asked my in laws if he could rip out the hedge. I went down and...
I would like to see the cats that could bury it with a shovel. :D
Agree. The straw is ideal for mixing with lawn mowings and kitchen waste like peelings etc that on their own just turn into a horrible slimey mess.
It is a bit difficult to give a definite ID but white roots with little clusters every so ofen can be couch grass, quite common in grassland and...
For a Robin stick a fork in fairly near to where you are going to dig, prefocus on the fork handle and make a bit of commotion about the digging....
I am not so sure it is either a Christmas Rose or a Lenten Rose. It looks to me as though the leaves are coming off a stem rather than ground...
They will be down very early on before most people are about. All my spring cabbage got eaten....by homing pigeons. Wheres the peregrine when you...
Well round here we don't seem to have any hunting, and there aint much shooting. The foxes dont seem to cause any problems. The idea that fox...
Temperatures have been changing since long before Samuel Pepys. When the Romans were in Britain we had a relatively warm spell and we have had...
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