Topic: Organic Growbags

[adam04]

mines stone chippings!! and solid clay almost under neath. and i mean CLAY! you shuould ahve see n the water it held when we built the walls for the greenhouse!

[Diana]

You could have used the clay to build the walls ;D

[adam04]

like the way you think!!  not much ggood though when your greenhouse is half way up a hill and will get blown away even with solid walls!

[Diana]

Well in that case...you should have got a polytunnel ;D

[adam04]

that would have been one big kite though!

[MikeB]

Here's what I use in the greenhouse, you could up-end the growbag compost into the bucket.



Regards

MikeB

[MikeB]

Sorry about the size of the picture, first time I've posted one.

MikeB

[Diana]

Thanks for that Mike

Just to clarify though, the amount of liquid - how often is that applied?

[MikeB]

Hi Dianna

The liquid feed (full strength) I apply once a week (diluted two to three times a week) when the 'fruit' (tomatoes & peppers) first show and watering as required. e.g. last year at the height of the season everyday, this year its been mainly overcast here in the east, so every other day.

Regards

MikeB

[Diana]

Thanks Mike

When you talk about liquid feed at full strength is that a home brew or just full strength to suggested dilution of a shop bought feed

Sorry for all the questions

D

[MikeB]

When I say full strength, I mean dilute the liquid feed as recommended by the supplier, the resultant mixture is full strength, further dilution i.e. twice as much water, I use as a stopgap when I'm running short of feed, but I then give a further feed (diluted like the first) as soon as I have replenished.

Hope this makes sense

Regards

MikeB

[Diana]

Thank you

[MikeB]

No problem, glad to help

Regards

MikeB

[adam04]

i cut a few slits in mine today to grow some lettuces and now they have had a good soak and have had a bit longer to rot down they seme less woddy and more composty, maybe they need to be lefta bit longer before they are used, still totally useless tho in the meantime!

[KevB]

Try the open ground like aqualigia said! It is the best organic medium you can ask for. If you have a small garden then why not intermingle with ther flowers. You can grow a bush variaty (goldern oldie is The Amature). Give it a go in the grownd. Add some muck in the winter and come planting time you will have soil that will grow tomatoes the size of pimpkins. ( slight egsajaration) :D

The_Snail

Not sure how they'd do outdoors in Scotland - anyone?

Greenhouse has a slab floor so can't do them in the ground in there ???

Adam I thought that was where ring culture came into the equation? but then again i'm new to this! Kev!!
Oh by the way cant you sleep? LOL posting at 1.0 clock in a morn  ::)

[adam04]

i dont undersatnd that thingy up above, lookscomplicated, i was just mentioning that nce they have had water they seem to rot down a bit more and become a bit moresoil like,  ;D
 
whats worng with posting at 1 in the morn?