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- Wed Mar 27, 2019 5:35 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Slug control
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7058
Re: Slug control
Anyone tried coffee grounds? My stepdaughter works at Costa so have an endless supply.
- Tue Mar 19, 2019 4:32 pm
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Cane balls?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13032
Cane balls?
Hi, having got fed up of trying to net our crops with net held up by canes with pop bottles on top, we have decided to invest in something more user friendly. At our allotments many make arches with blue pipe so that's an option. I have also seen cane balls and build balls. Does anyone have experien...
- Tue Oct 23, 2018 7:00 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: What is "well rotted" manure?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 15168
Re: What is "well rotted" manure?
I am trying Charles Dowding's no dig method. I was planning on covering the last weedy part of my allotment with horse muck (I can get plenty of not fresh but not fully rotted muck), covering this with a layer of cardboard and leaving it until the spring when I will start growing in it. Is this advi...
- Tue Oct 23, 2018 6:49 pm
- Forum: Ask the team
- Topic: Insulating compost bin
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6600
Re: Insulating compost bin
robo wrote:I agree with Colin line with cardboard ,it's cheap and will rot down you could also use news papers especially the sun as it's full of crap to start off with
- Mon Oct 22, 2018 5:41 pm
- Forum: Ask the team
- Topic: Insulating compost bin
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6600
Insulating compost bin
Hi everyone! Just after your opinions, I have 4 darlek style compost bins on my allotment which I was thinking about wrapping in bubble wrap and black "cling film". My thoughts were that this would maintain a warm, active compost heap throughout the winter. Has anyone tried this, is there ...