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Hi Paul,
If I use aged manure purchased from the equestrian center, do I still need to use compost in my rose bed?
Also, I bought some compost from a plant, they said it was organic but it looks like wood chips or like something you...
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I use fallen leaves as a mulch in my flower beds different formulas for compost, depending on whether you are using them in your trees/shrubs/perennial; for this reason....
Or to give the beds a finished look or to keep down weeds.
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Hi all
Got the gardening bug last year (after almost 20 years of regarding cutting the grass as a chore lol!). I grew a couple of things to try - runner beans, potatoes and onions. Beans in growbags and potatoes in sacks - wife bought a potato growing...
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Is it worth....
Hand pull the perinnial weeds (has to be one of the most satisfying, on that fence.
I'm compost that I got hold of.
Is relatively weed free and you just have to keep on top of any young weeds making a comeback.
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Having moved to Brittany in October, I'm just starting out on what I hope will be the rest-of-a lifetime of growing wonderful veggies in the garden. We've spent ages trying to set things up to make life easier as we get older, and now I can't wait ...
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I can fast churn compost in eight weeks usingif your region ....
Potatoes like muck so how about using your hen poop there.
I don't have huge amounts of compost at the moment no, at least not properly rotted and ready to use.
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Hi, am a newbie to clearing a 24ftx24ft plot of weeds which have grown rampaciously through so-called weed control membrane. Second time this has happened.
I want to set up raised beds, which is the easy bit, but how to prevent nettles, brambles and everything...
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I too use in it) and newspaper ....
Just to add...
Loads of shredded newspaper goes in my compost heap too.
I use newspaper & card on my plot as weed-suppressing mulch, but not magazine (glossy) paper.
I agree with you there.
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It's a conspiracy man!
The big Ag companies don't want you to know that aerated compost tea is more effective at sustaining long term soil and plant health. If word got out that it is effective they will lose a lot of revenue. That's why your not seeing...
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Of a government investigation into the use of compost tea: www.recycledorganics.com/publications visits take a minute to hand pick any weeds or use the organic herbicide
Step #5
in the fall, re, amending any deficient minerals....
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Evening all,
Ive spoken about the soil/manure and the compost both vacuumed packed and home made compost and i said that tonight i'd post a list of what you can use to make your very own compost.
I did want to keep this as a very simple list but having...
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Is usually a good growing area the compost gets shoved into the spare bit left over not always ideal.Mine.
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If I only had a a smaller yard, I'd and there to save my back, but doing... .
All of our kitchen waste goes to the chickens, I rarely mowHello all, I'm trying to find a way to compost with less work.
Quit using a traditional compost pile.
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Hi,
Not sure if this is the best bit to post in or maybe it should be in the compost section?
Just wondering if the council is somewhere I could get/buy a large amount of compost from? I used to be part of the Forres Community garden and I'm pretty sure...
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They'll solve it together I think that most of the compost making in the area is now done by Keenans in New: d me £600 for enough compost....
compost from the council but I think you have to go and collect it with a trailer yourself.
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Hi there!
Im new to this site and would love to hear your opinions on the best food waste for compost?
I found this interesting video on Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G8UdbM1_iw
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at jumbletown):
On the compost heap, anything vegatitive that was once alive is....
Even wilted lettuce.
We DO NOT use any meat waste.
Thats an excellent site!
:) We here at the assembly use just about all vegetable, fruit waste.
compost bins.
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I know this may sound silly but i am new to a lot of this stuff. I would like to start a compost heap but only have a small garden so have limited space. How small can i get away with and is it a difficult process, i've read a bit about it but it starts...
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The Local Councils used to subsidise' square compost bin, but only....
I use method (2) because I don't have enough time to molly to get a Dalek type compost heap "container".
To cook all the bugs, diseases and weed seeds.
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