Hello every one!
I'm new to an allotment, and am hoping to do some straw bales to condition the clay soil for next year. I've done a search for suppliers, but not having much luck, only 1 or 2 come up under 'buy straw bale'
Any ideas where I can get some, with delivery? Or what search terms I should be using?
Many thanks!
Pea
Have you tried contacting any local livery yards or farmers,they might deliver,for a fee,manure is much better than just straw by the way,so try to get that 1st.
Animal feeds is what I would google if if you just want a bale or 2 to place under your strawberries or want to try out Straw Bale Gardens (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1591865506/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1591865506&linkCode=as2&tag=aldershomodel-21).
For just adding to the soil, you will also need to add a load of nitrogen to help it rot down, the best way to do this is get a horse to piss on it, so as davey says, manure is a much better option.
Ask around the allotment site, see if anybody knows of a local supply of manure, if not check out local stables.
Have you tried googling for Hay and Straw suppliers.
Thanks for the replies.
Yes it's for straw bale gardening, hoping to get 10 or so.
I haven't tried liverys or stables, so I'll ring around this week. The allotment I'm at doesn't have an association unfortunately.