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Slug_killer
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I wanna be a slug.
Newspaper in bean trenches
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February 13, 2007, 13:02:14 »
I'm sure this question must come up as regularly as couch, but I couldn't find it in a search.
I want to make a bean trench and add newpaper to help water retention, but is the ink in newpapers safe, or am I adding unknown chemicals to the soil ?
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SMP1704
Hectare
Posts: 1,341
Isleworth, Middlesex
Re: Newspaper in bean trenches
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February 13, 2007, 13:09:32 »
I think the general view is black and white is the best choice. I did read somewhere that increasingly colour inks are vegetable based and so should be OK. Generally avoid the FT because the pink ink is a bit nasty. I avoid using glossy magazines - they still go in the recycle bin.
Hope that helps
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manicscousers
Hectare
Posts: 16,474
www.golborne-allotments.co.uk
Re: Newspaper in bean trenches
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Reply #2 on:
February 13, 2007, 14:47:55 »
we put newspapers and chopped up envelopes and letter heads in, they can't be recycled so either go in the trench or in the compost ;D
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cornykev
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Sunny Cheshunt just outside North London
Re: Newspaper in bean trenches
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February 13, 2007, 17:01:35 »
I put newspaper, cardboard, junk mail and veg peelings in the trench then topped with manure then filled in the soil and mounded up. ;D ;D ;D
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Mrs Ava
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Re: Newspaper in bean trenches
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February 13, 2007, 17:41:52 »
If it's paper, then it is shredded in this house at the moment, My bean trench was filled up with shredded paper of all shapes and sizes. Newspaper I use to wrap veggie peelings up in and it all goes onto the compost heap.
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thegroatgardener
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Posts: 10
Re: Newspaper in bean trenches
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Reply #5 on:
February 17, 2007, 21:58:45 »
If you want a well developed crop use shredded Times, Observer or Guardian.
If you use the Sun or Mirror you'll get a retarded crop
If you use the FT, remember your crop can fall as well as rise.
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cambourne7
Hectare
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Growing in the back garden having lost lotty
Re: Newspaper in bean trenches
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February 17, 2007, 23:02:40 »
very clever
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quizzical1
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Ceanothus in Northampton
Re: Newspaper in bean trenches
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February 17, 2007, 23:04:52 »
So presumably shredded BILLS etc. can also be buried in Bean trenches?
And can the same thing be put on the compost heap if there's too much for the beans?
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cambourne7
Hectare
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Growing in the back garden having lost lotty
Re: Newspaper in bean trenches
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February 17, 2007, 23:19:38 »
yes you can use shreaded paper in a compost as a brown (dry) layer.
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Slug_killer
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Posts: 419
I wanna be a slug.
Re: Newspaper in bean trenches
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Reply #9 on:
February 19, 2007, 15:04:25 »
So, is the general verdict that the inks used these days are ok for the veggie plot?
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cambourne7
Hectare
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Growing in the back garden having lost lotty
Re: Newspaper in bean trenches
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Reply #10 on:
February 19, 2007, 15:13:37 »
i dont know, certianly never heard anything about the ink issue untill i looked here
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cornykev
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Sunny Cheshunt just outside North London
Re: Newspaper in bean trenches
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Reply #11 on:
February 19, 2007, 15:47:38 »
Be careful with the shredded bills quiz make sure theres no over drafts in there or they might blow your beans over. ;D ,and if I shred a porno mag will it benefit a HARDy plant Forking Good
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manicscousers
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www.golborne-allotments.co.uk
Re: Newspaper in bean trenches
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Reply #12 on:
February 19, 2007, 15:57:15 »
I'm sure someone said the inks are all veggie based now, can't remember where ;D
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RobinOfTheHood
Hectare
Posts: 1,005
South Yorks
Re: Newspaper in bean trenches
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February 19, 2007, 17:19:07 »
Hope so, I'm currently covering the lottie with tons (almost) of shredded office paper.
I intend to dig it in shortly and use it as mulch in the summer....hopefully it will lighten the soil a little.
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Wasp_Box
Not So New ...
Posts: 31
Re: Newspaper in bean trenches
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Reply #14 on:
February 19, 2007, 17:39:00 »
What is this "bean trench" of which you speak? And why would you bother? I've grown beans without a trench for years and always had good crops.....
Am I missing something? Should I be encouraging my beans to enjoy The Independent?
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bennettsleg
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Posts: 628
hertford, herts. 2 windowsills, no greenhouse
Re: Newspaper in bean trenches
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February 19, 2007, 19:38:20 »
Having got a shredder recently, all available bits of paper (bills, envelopes, ransom demands etc) get fed through it and it's amazing how far a little goes. I'll be packing the bottom of my bean trench with the stuff too, as well as some fertiliser and (if I get round to picking some up from the hairdresser) some hair. Good source of nirogen apparently, if a little creepy. I hear that fleece (from sheep, not the modern fabric) is good as it absorbs alot of water as well as being a good nitrogen source.
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cambourne7
Hectare
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Growing in the back garden having lost lotty
Re: Newspaper in bean trenches
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February 19, 2007, 19:45:45 »
darn if you had mentioned hair yesterday i could have saved the stuff i cut off hubbies head which are now in the dyson!
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quizzical1
Acre
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Ceanothus in Northampton
Re: Newspaper in bean trenches
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Reply #17 on:
February 19, 2007, 19:49:22 »
Hi C7,
so why not empty entire contents of said Dyson into your bean trench? I'm sure household dust will rot down just as well as everything else that has been suggested.
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Blue Bird
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Posts: 715
Re: Newspaper in bean trenches
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Reply #18 on:
February 19, 2007, 19:56:36 »
Just jammed the shredder - 2nd one in 6 months anyone know were a cheap replacement can be found????? ???
last one cost 11.99
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quizzical1
Acre
Posts: 391
Ceanothus in Northampton
Re: Newspaper in bean trenches
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February 19, 2007, 23:13:58 »
Re cheap shredder......look here
http://www.wilkoplus.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&categoryId=17002&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=17001&top_category=17001
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Grow your own and enjoy the fruits of your labours,
Regards Alan.
http://achalmers-quizzical1.blogspot.com/
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