Going to plant nasturtium and wild seeds in the garden, mixed veg on a new patch. Any ideas for which of the above I can use and where?
if your refering to wild floweres then there prefer very poor soil on the edge of your plot /garden where you wouldnt plnt anything else as for Nastutiums the only thing to watch with these is afids love em so i use them as a deterent around by broad beans to prevent them from sucking the sap on my beans make a good companian planter also try marigolds for the same reason on your runner beans
Don't fertilise wild flowers; you encourage coarse grsses and the like which swamp them. Nasturtiums don't need anything.
Your nutrient for the veg well since last year i would be really cautiour about the manure . try growing runner beans or sunflowers in pots with about half this manure to check that it doesnt damage the growth. If it doesnt this is the very best stuff.
Put a layer over empty beds and then dig it in just before you need it. Great becuase it improves drainage, keeps moisture in the soil and releases nutrients slowly.
i Use chicken poo when im planting out perenials or things that will grow large - cardoons, broccoli, tomatoes etc. again slow release.
Use the ash if it is from wood (this is a good source of potassium which is good for flowers and fruit - roses, tomatoes) but be careful if its from coal as this will contain sulphides and sulphates in this case its best to put this on your path and use in areas you want to keep down.
Other things to consider - grass cuttings, slightly dried out cuttings make a good mulch for thirsty things like sweetcorn and tomatoes and is best used before mid summer (ie before the seed sets).
Leaf mulch is good for a simular reason but has less nutient in it.
So test the manure and give everything a go. watch out for your carrots and parsnips not to give them nutrients becuase they tend to fork.
Happy days
x sunloving