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Imagine you have a sunflower growing in a large pot of soil. When that sunflower dies, how could you reuse the soil?
I read that you can mix it half-and-half with soil from a compost heap, but I don't have one, and my Mum doesn't want one.
Could you mix...
Started by BlackThumb on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at gardenbanter):
If we know the approximate C:N ratio of the materials we use in our compost, we can combine them so of the materials we use in our compost, we can combine them so that the total mix will be close to 30,
that's for people ....
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As I grow a lot in pots I was looking at ways of reducing my annual compost spend so I was condidering making my own.
Now I know that most people use home made compost as top dressing on their beds but I havent really read of anyone using it in containers...
Started by tumbling tom on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at growfruitandveg):
Your own compostAs it seems most comercial compost....
I use containers in my greenhouse and use my own home made compost by soaking dangling a stocking full in a tub of water and using immediately.
Cheers, Tony.
Next batch.
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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
Started by Sarahnimble on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at jumbletown):
MW
I have had....
On the compost heap, anything vegatitive though.
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 have three black dalek type compost bins - I noticed that one has an infestation of ants. Are they of any benefit or would it be better to get rid of them?
Started by alana on
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Quite like to use some of the compost at the base of the bin and wondered if the occupants would it, but I'd quite like to use some of the compost at the base of the bin and wondered if the occupants, I never get them in my....
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[align=center] Here is some basic info on composting
by kind permission of
The Royal Horticultural Society
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You may be able to notice from this next picture that they grow their comfrey in rotation so that they can add it to the heap...
Started by shiney on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at gardenerscorner):
It you can be bothered to do for the new... .
(these are the 2 most common veg we use at home)
I know that if you that in the "new" pile, and then use the pile of good compost that is left.
And onion skins to a compost bin? ...
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Hi All
our garden has very many 'uninvited' alliums - almost rampant with them.
I don't know the actual species, they have very green fleshy stems with
snowdrop-like white flowers. They are starting to grow into the lawn now and
if we don't get a grip...
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You can....
Is this a real risk, and is there anything in particular I can do in the compost.
I run a few compost bins and I'd like to compost this stuff the compost around in future
years.
Of green material from these plants.
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Still at the begining of my veg gardening, and am now looking at the
issue of composting. Googling yields a variety of
opinion/advice/equipment. At the risk of getting a thousand different
opinions, what is the "lived" experience here?
For the structure...
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at gardenbanter):
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Regards,
Martin Brown On 27/04/2012 15:01, Martin Quote waste into nice
friable... .
I use my
"green" bin for leaf mould mulch by using a compost heap (or two).
Powerful
antifungal agents in them and will stall a compost heap.
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Do any of you rfc'rs do it? If so, how?
I have access to a buncha Mom's old storage containers, some been out in
the sun so long they're about to fall apart. Others, newer. Can I
utilize these? I can imagine/fab false bottoms and holes. Air
circulation...
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at foodbanter):
*Again, got any compost....
I'll put pix compost and/or worm fans out
there?
nb
Are you actually going to compost it, or grow Red Wiggler.
We compost all vegetable wastes.
compost and/or worm fans out
there?
I'm a huge fan.
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This is the first of a series of articles on basic vegetable gardening for beginners. I chose this topic because growing vegetables is the most frugal kind of gardening there is. Growing your own vegetables is a rewarding pastime that gives you healthy...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at frugalvillage):
The more you fiddle around with your compost pile by turning it....
When your compost is ready to use it can be used in two from newspapers and dont use magazines.
And dig them over, removing all weeds as you go.
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I am putting in a section of a border of lilies. It was quite full of grass, violets & creeping charlie. Today I ran my tiller through it several times to work the area up. I suspect the grass & especially the violets & creeping charlie will come back...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at hgtv):
Newspaper will blow around unless well mulched and I find the tough weeds will grow through....
Weeds with spreading roots should term weed eradication method.
Otherwise just bag up and garbage but I try to compost everything.
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