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Hard hat on....Trying to make a compost bin

I'm feeling quite pleased with myself. I've managed to cobble together some compost bins in order to tidy up my garden. When...

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poppylover99

30 Sep, 2011
Poppylover99

Coincidence or wishful thinking ?

I have been deadheading the chives ,over the past week,and composting them..and this is what I started thinking..as you do...If...

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bloomer

13 Jun, 2011
Bloomer

composting for newbies?

I was determined, when I got my garden, that the first things I’d get for it would be a composter and a water butt. I’d even...

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franl155

18 May, 2011
Franl155

Cambridge Botanical Gardens (Compost Corner) 4

Cambridge Botanical Gardens (Compost Corner) 4 This is the last part of this series of blogs on composting-but I wonder now...

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balcony

21 Nov, 2010
Balcony

Cambridge Botanical Gardens (Compost Corner) 3

Cambridge Botanical Gardens (Compost Corner) 3 Liquid Compost Comfrey & Nettles can make a superb liquid fertiliser....

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balcony

19 Nov, 2010
Balcony

Cambridge Botanical Gardens (Compost Corner) 2

Cambridge Botanical Gardens (Compost Corner) 2 This is a continuation of the previous blog on composting. What a lot of hot...

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balcony

17 Nov, 2010
Balcony

Cambridge Botanical Gardens (Compost Corner) 1

Cambridge Botanical Gardens-(Compost Corner) Follow me around the compost corner to learn a bit about composting-even if...

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balcony

15 Nov, 2010
Balcony

Garden Waste (Les Barker)

Garden Waste (Les Barker) I’d never had a garden, So I smiled all summer; watched it grow. Flowers came and flowers went, With...

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Sid

19 Mar, 2010
Sid

Compost......we all buy it don't we?

We all have our favourite multi-purpose compost, so which one do you use and why would you recommend it? do you use pelleted...

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Dottydaisy2

15 Feb, 2010
Dottydaisy2

Turn away now if you are squeamish!

Yesterday I turned the compost heap and was shocked at just how many worms there are in it (and how little of anything else),...

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sussexsarah

6 Dec, 2009
Sussexsarah

Potting Compost Mixes

On Saturday Bizzylizzie asked for home made potting compost recipies. Ah, cue for a blog! I use a lot of potting compost,what...

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bulbaholic

30 Nov, 2009
Bulbaholic

I'LL DRINK TO THAT !!!...going BANANAS !!

Blog #30. Romantic roses which I inherited from my mother's garden..but.. ...what's your advice ?... ...would my roses benefit...

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terratoonie

16 Nov, 2009
Terratoonie

Mucking about!

Guess how I spent my afternoon! The title should give you a clue.... In this rural area, there are a lot of people around...

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spritzhenry

30 Oct, 2009
Spritzhenry

A Recipe for 'Black Gold'

What's that? Read on and find out! N.B. if you are an experienced gardener, you may wish to ignore this blog! INGREDIENTS...

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spritzhenry

3 Oct, 2009
Spritzhenry

Allergy to Potting Compost

The contents of bags of commercial potting compost especially the multi purpose sort, brings me out in itching and occasionally...

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debidums

24 Sep, 2009
Debidums

Testing some "compost tea"..

I made up my first batch of "compost tea" and decided to test it on the Ivy that is growing in my "gutted amplifier planter"...

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n2organics

5 Aug, 2009
N2organics

Ants in compost bin

Two weeks ago i started a compost bin, but when i opened it today, it was running alive with ants, I'm i doing something...

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pepperpot

20 May, 2009
Pepperpot

Lets talk dirty :-)

Well.... good ole clean dirt anyway :-)) here is our very first big pile of homemade compost 2 years old a tonne at least!...

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The_Norfolk_Shed

18 May, 2009
The_norfolk_shed

Compost Corner

I don’t claim to be a world expert in the field of compost, but I have had a good long discussion with people at work and...

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muddy_knees

1 May, 2009
Muddy_knees

COMPOST......

As its been lovely and sunny, i decided to empty my black compost bin out... It was hard to move, so i got a fork underneath...

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hollyeves

17 Mar, 2009
Hollyeves

Get ready to be "Amazed"

Just read in this wks Garden News, School gardens and Allotments could soon be charged for having a compost heap. Whaaaat.???...

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funkyfuchsia

5 Nov, 2008
Funkyfuchsia

It's the Same Old Song...COMPOST

It's the same old song... compost...compost...compost. This month I have an excellent source of nutrients to add to the...

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Lori

17 Jul, 2008
Lori

How do I know this is good compost?

What does it mean if it smells? or if it's too wet? I had questions and decided to read-up. Found a number of publications......

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Lori

10 Mar, 2008
Lori

Soil and Compost...

Started out to talk about compost the other time, and got sidetracked onto musing about the weather...lol. We all obsess...

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Lori

4 Mar, 2008
Lori

COMPOST

As I installed 2x1 metre square raised beds, I of course needed compost. In one I put non-peat compost in the other a peat...

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Hamish

9 Sep, 2007
Hamish

Starting a compost bin

My new compost bin finally arrived this morning and I've realised I'm not quite sure what to do with it. The first issue...

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peter

26 Jul, 2007
Peter