Can I use fresh (or composted) sheep fleece for anything?
I know woolly shod can be used as a soil conditioner, but I've been offered some freshly shorn stuff for free (just the small bits that fall in the straw + is worth nowt) + wondered if I could give it a good home - it'll just be buried otherwise.
Ta
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I've heard that folks used to put sheep wool, 'dags' in particular at the bottom of bean trenches, as a slow release nitrogen fertiliser.
It will rot down, but slowly. It's denatured protein, so there's plenty of nitrogen, as Ice said.
Thank you, to both of you.
Think I'll get a pile then + incorporate it next year
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Just out of interest diana, where are you getting it from? Would be interested to see if there's a source in my area, especially if it's mixed straw and sheep fleece - the garden says YUM! ;)
My nextdoor neighbour is a sheep farmer...
If you've sheep near you I'd ask - might be a bit late for you as I'm in Scotland so the sheering is later and it's only a smallish concern, so he does it when he's the time (usually a little and not so often).
Good luck
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I collect wool from fences and hedges when out walking, it all goes in my compost heap.
I got a tub of "Growaid" from the garden centre- made from sheep's fleece, it acts as a mulch and then supposedly breaks down. I've put it on some of my pots & it seems to work, although it smells a bit!