artjak

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Does anyone else..........

Posted: 09/05/2013 at 13:58

MMP and others; centres of loo rolls and kitchen paper rolls, put in whole; again to bring air into heap so that it is aerobic (not slimy and anaerobic - lacking air) that is why one only puts small amounts of grass cuttings in, layered with something dry and airy.

For stirring my 'daleks' I use an arrow type tool that I got from Centre for Alternative Technology some years ago; works well, I believe other places online do them too.

Cucmbers Help!!!!

Posted: 08/05/2013 at 15:07

Has it been very cold at night where you are? Could the plant have been nipped by some frost?

Marigolds in the veg patch

Posted: 08/05/2013 at 15:06

I always have a few marigolds lurking round the veg bed; they look so jolly and I was told that they keep some pests at bay.

Does anyone else..........

Posted: 08/05/2013 at 15:04

Holliehock, sorry to bang on about the compost course, but they told us to scrunch up paper so that it helps the air get into the heap/bin.

MMP; With industrial composting, everything is shredded I guess to speed up the composting and to help everything to compost at the same rate.

I certainly cut up the thick base of a cabbage that would otherwise take ages to breakdown.

Email notifications are back

Posted: 08/05/2013 at 14:46

Hurrah! The email messages are back

MORNING FORKERS

Posted: 08/05/2013 at 13:36

Verdun, thank you for the info

MORNING FORKERS

Posted: 08/05/2013 at 12:25

Good afternoon everyone. Someone mentioned pinching out the Cosmos? At what height do you do it? Mine are about 3", /8cm.

Raised beds depth

Posted: 07/05/2013 at 14:58

My raised bed is made from treated timber gravel boards from a firm that sells fencing etc. I made it myself using 2x2" in the corners. Since you are putting it on concrete you could make the bed double height. Alternatively, get someone with a jackhammer to dig up the concrete in that area. Good luck with it

MORNING FORKERS

Posted: 06/05/2013 at 12:52

Swiss Sue, I had not realised that you have reported kitchen sales people, so reported a couple of them again. I guess if a firm is really desparate, as many are now, they will try anything to make a sale.

Am so enjoying the greenhouse that I bought last year; I'm out there in my jim-jams every morning moving stuff out to harden off and it's a great place to sit in the early evening with a glass of wine.