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by Laurie, Old severn bridge
Thu Apr 20, 2006 1:23 pm
Forum: Seasonal tips
Topic: Putting cardboard in a compost heap
Replies: 16
Views: 14095

hey, I e mailed your question to tesco about a month ago worried about toxins in the paint of some of their cardboard after 5 unsatisfactory answers they got there in the end with "if its got the recycling symbol on it then its safe to use, three arrows in a circle......good luck later; Laurie ...
by Laurie, Old severn bridge
Tue Feb 14, 2006 1:00 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Need to Spanielproof my veg patch - any ides please
Replies: 5
Views: 3842

hi, i've two Border Terrors , i'm continualy telling them "off" and they have finaly got it... and point where you want them to go then praise, then after a while they actually use the paths its great. the praise bit is the most important and maybe a biscuit...
by Laurie, Old severn bridge
Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:52 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Liquid Gold
Replies: 104
Views: 50217

gob smacked ! so do we presume its high in ... nitrogen, salts, slowly turning the soil more acid ? excelent forum new topics all the time. do i remember dilute 4:1 . great idea i'm collecting already :idea: ......not right now... l8r
by Laurie, Old severn bridge
Mon Feb 06, 2006 1:17 pm
Forum: Seasonal tips
Topic: Raised beds - what and what not to plant
Replies: 17
Views: 13973

hi, best results for my first raised bed year(last year) runners along the trellis at the back of one bed, sweetcorn went mental, corriander the biggest ive seen,carrots very good along with much salad pak choi,lettuce mixture,radish ect. failures, sweet peas,i think they got a bit dry. the higher t...
by Laurie, Old severn bridge
Thu Jan 26, 2006 1:04 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: Black Pepper ?
Replies: 1
Views: 2725

Black Pepper ?

Hi all, has anyone tried to grow black pepper in the green house yet? will it go through the winter in an insulated unheated green house? our consumption seems huge.. :roll: laurie
by Laurie, Old severn bridge
Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:13 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: raised bed heights
Replies: 2
Views: 3087

raised bed heights

hey, what height of raised beds? do you lot recomend ,what works for you, 6-8" worked well last year for onions,10-12" worked well for sweetcorn and carrots, how deep can i go? peas failed at 20" ithink they dried out, soil mainly horse manure (hemp ) with bought compost on top. does ...
by Laurie, Old severn bridge
Wed Jan 18, 2006 1:14 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: Bonfire ash
Replies: 8
Views: 5599

60/30 mix ,wood ash and coal ash,

Hey all,i have two dustbins full of 60/40 mix wood ash and coal ash,what do you think a gentle sprinkling all around, and the raised beds? does anything realy not like it? friut trees? Laurie,Old Severn bridge.