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General => News => Topic started by: caroline7758 on April 15, 2009, 19:33:57

Title: Black gold!
Post by: caroline7758 on April 15, 2009, 19:33:57

Got a tip-off from another allotment holder (who had contaminated manure last year) about a source of good manure. Went along today to a local stables and got a car-load of the most wonderful stuff, about 5 years old, really dark and full of worms- and free! And they've got an enormous mountain of the stuff. Just kicking myself for not getting it before I put my spuds in, but everything else will get a treat this year! :)

Title: Re: Black gold!
Post by: GRACELAND on April 15, 2009, 19:34:49

 :D

get it fast

Title: Re: Black gold!
Post by: manicscousers on April 15, 2009, 19:39:03

earth your spuds with it, they'll love you for it  ;D

Title: Re: Black gold!
Post by: GRACELAND on April 15, 2009, 19:40:12

some in the bean trench as well  ;)

Title: Re: Black gold!
Post by: asbean on April 15, 2009, 20:56:46

The tomatoes wouldn't say no either  :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

Title: Re: Black gold!
Post by: saddad on April 15, 2009, 21:15:08

Keep going back until you need a stepladder to get onto your plot...  :)

Title: Re: Black gold!
Post by: caroline7758 on April 15, 2009, 21:21:21

Will do.I wasgoing tosuggest to the stableowner that she put an ad on freecycle,but then I thought no, she might be inundated and she wouldn't be able to get on with her work. ;)

Title: Re: Black gold!
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on April 16, 2009, 13:12:07

Put it on top and leave it to the worms to take it down.

Title: Re: Black gold!
Post by: caroline7758 on April 18, 2009, 16:22:52

Quote from: Robert_Brenchley on April 16, 2009, 13:12:07

Put it on top and leave it to the worms to take it down.

That's my plan!

Title: Re: Black gold!
Post by: THE MASTER on April 27, 2009, 01:46:09

ive blagged a trailer for our allotment site and also several good horsey fields that ive found . im also planning on putting the nuts on a half plot to store and mature the stuff.  8)