Search - Sitewide

My broad beans first  got brown spotted leaves and then the stalks and lower pods went black . 1. What disease have they got? and 2. Should I compost the stalks or will it leave disease in my compost? Thank you for any advice.

wot tipe off veg can i gro in mushroom compost Plants which like lime in their soil. Mushroom Culture has a lot of lime in it so the compost has a high PH. In the past I have used mushroom compost mixed in with soil 2 parts to 5 for Leeks

I usually grow some early potatoes in bags using a mix of soil/compost. Does anyone know whether the 'open trench compost' technique would work in a bag - a layer of part rotted compost in the bottom then usual mix on top?   wished i knew

Hey all. This may be a real dumb question: Does compost go out of date. I have a bag of potting compost in the shed now for about 2 years its dry and clean i was gonna use it to pot some tomatoes or salad leaf or something would it still be ok

I've got a neglected 'dalek' compost bin, full, very dry, with a colony of red ants.  Clearly I need to start again, and be more diligent, but what do I do with the current contents?  Apart from the red ants, it's mostly spent compost.  Can I spread

My husband insists in digging in teabags/old tomatoes/old cucumber into the soil. Is this doing any good to the soil? I have a laurel hedge which generates a lot of leaf trimmings which I have shredded. Can I compost these or are they poisonous. I

Hi, Ive just purchased three bags of compost form the local garden centre. I have opened them to find then damp and sweaty with white mould on the top. The compost appears to smell stronger than my last bags as well. Shall i use it for my seeds

Hi would like to make my own compost how do I commense making bunker with pallets thank you Here you go....! http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/projects/basics/how-to-build-a-compost-bin/87.html I made mine out of pallets. One large one

Hola, Ok I'm a complete newbie to this, so be patient. Can I use old potato compost from last years tubs along with general purpose from other pots etc and the tomato compost from the hanging baskets to dig into my raised beds? My thinking being

I am looking after a hampster and wondered if the sawdust+ bedding + food remains which I bag up when cleaning out the cage, could be put on the compost heap ( which is a black bin with a lid ) or might the waste food(dry) encourage rats? Ive had