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Harry:
--- Quote from: Obelixx on March 07, 2023, 16:11:40 ---Congratulations Carloso. Let the fun begin.
Harry - the compost you spread on cardboard is usually the stuff from your own heap so I'd make starting a composting heap a priority. You'll have plenty pf material to fill it with a good mix of brown and green material.
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Welcome Carloso, :wave:
Thanks Obelixx,
I'm keen to get composting, but I draw a blank on the 'have plenty of material'
I've found a couple of sources of horse muck ( fresh and rotted ), and there's some autumn leaves nearby, but my own plot will only be contributing weeds for this year*. I did find with my home compost bins that they have a capability for absorbing everything I can find to put in them, but never seem to get full. I get a bit cheesed off watching the whole estate putting out their brown bins every fortnight, full of stuff I'd happily take for my heap. I would like to get a roaring hot fast heap. ASAP.
Most of all, I need to accept that Rome wasn't built in a day.
A neighbouring lotter (is that the word) told me that my plot has not been 'fed' for three years. That could be a problem as I don't want to spend a lot on fertilizer or compost.
Obelixx:
I thought you said your plot was overgrown. Strimming that low down would provide green waste. Then you can fork out any roots you're worried about "propagating". Anything you're worried about can be left aside to dry out and then it will be brown stuff.
Harry:
--- Quote from: Obelixx on March 07, 2023, 20:01:25 ---I thought you said your plot was overgrown. Strimming that low down would provide green waste. Then you can fork out any roots you're worried about "propagating". Anything you're worried about can be left aside to dry out and then it will be brown stuff.
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Unfortunately in my enthusiasm id chucked lots of weed roots on the heap alongside the top growth
JanG:
I think weed seeds in compost are more of a problem than weed roots because they can’t be seen. Any weed roots which don’t break down can usually be spotted and turfed out later, before spreading the compost.
barkingdog:
Hello all,
I’m an old newbie! I used this site about 10-15 years ago for lots of seed swapping with the likes of @daughterofthesoil - Rebsie, @saddad and Others - anyone still around?
Wondered if anyone remembers Dave from the USA who had literally thousands of lost varieties? He sent me about 100 pea varieties back in the day and I passed some to the HSL and this year some were reintroduced!
Anyway just wondering if anyone is still around ?
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