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Mistress Rose



Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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PostPosted: Thu May 22, 25 6:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

We had some rain yesterday; heavier up in the woods than at home I think. Need to go out today and see what is what as we were rather too late last night. As I had been watering, it should have gone in nicely, so if the slimy hoards have left my seedlings alone, they should have benefited.

gz



Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 9247
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
PostPosted: Thu May 22, 25 8:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Just caught a local cat leaving large shits on a prepared patch of earth...now I know what the stack of bakery trays can be used for, upsidedown

Slim



Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6709
Location: New England (In the US of A)
PostPosted: Thu May 22, 25 9:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Are any composts made with municipal biosolids in the UK?

Previously I'd have advocated for the nutrient cycling, but now I'm far too informed about the associated PFAS risks

dpack



Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 44403
Location: yes
PostPosted: Thu May 22, 25 12:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

sewer sludge was a thing a while ago, i think most farmers now avoid them due to the risk of spreading and accumulating forever metals and organics

a lot of our waste system has industrial and domestic in the same feed stock
and the current business model has much of it dumped into watercourses untreated

gz



Joined: 23 Jan 2009
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Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
PostPosted: Thu May 22, 25 7:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

It is so dry it is difficult to get the bean "sticks" in the ground

dpack



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PostPosted: Thu May 22, 25 8:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

very dry here,my bit is damp but the wild world beyond the pale is turning to dry desert

Mistress Rose



Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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PostPosted: Fri May 23, 25 5:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

We had some rain on Wednesday and the ground is damp. So far the slimy hoards haven't done a lot although I evicted one snail from the netting over the cabbages. Expecting more rain over the weekend and next week is supposed to be 'unsettled' I think.

My seedlings are mainly still alive, which is the main thing at the moment.

dpack



Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes
PostPosted: Fri May 23, 25 10:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

tt found my chook guano hiding in plain sight, today's task will be making dibber holes and feeding the plants

dpack



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PostPosted: Fri May 23, 25 10:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

tt found my chook guano hiding in plain sight, today's task will be making dibber holes and feeding the plants

dpack



Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 25 3:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

time passes.....

im onto the next batch of chook muck pellets, in dibber holes and starting to go into the super compost starter

i have ordered a hozelock barrel composter,
this thing which seems a good compromise for urban, tub and heap are not appropriate, and i need to fit lots of things in a small space

the EC and Ph meters are here as dilution by hose from the drain tank would be rather random as i dont know the contents concentration which will change week by week

my plan is to try the spray thing into a bucket and EC/Ph that, then adjust dilution to refill the spray for application to soils etc

the solids will go towards restoring used composts

nowt that has or might have "awkward" chemicals will go in
there are plenty of things that can go in

the big boys are getting big and still have plenty of growing time before they get to building toms
i ordered 2 large deep trays for them, as a bucket size planter is a bit small for the water needs of these things
they will get pyramid frames (see 8 ft strong canes ) to support them while they fruit

the cucumbers are growing well
ditto all but one thyme
ditto the roses, very vigourous
ditto one of the two ferns
ditto the assorted herbs
ditto quite a few "natives" and some "forners" in various places
the mouse castle is almost greened with a large variety of spp which sequentially change over time
etc

of the two grafted rare breeds apples, the russety one has about 15 good fruit and the green shiny one has 3 rather promising apples

a lot of stuff for a small space , but it is a far bigger space than it was, and most of that space is in the sunny bits

i will do some snaps after the next couple of days work on it, the efforts so far deserve a proper debut, at last

im really pleased to have found a chap who i like, and he is pretty good at "adaptable" in terms of yardening to my crazy specs

overall the costs and efforts seem to be worth it, it has gone from marginal with wildlife to not bad with wildlife
a lot prettier and accessible, from my side, far less so from the outside

i cant get out and about much so making where i can get nice and useful seemed sensible

Florence



Joined: 15 Mar 2025
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 25 6:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

More showers would help. A lack of almost gale force wind would be beneficial.

Other than that, the change over of the garden this season progresses nicely. Observers say there's a good display of colour. There is. Roses doing well. Nasturtiums and Heuchera doing well. Looks like I've succeeded with growing dwarf lupins from seed though they are late coming along.

I've grounded the immense one senecio that I was given to a stump. No chance of me digging out the root. Didn't know that this hedging is of the family ragwort. Till I dug into the depth of the internet for its proper name. But no-one here is going to be eating it. If it shoots away again it'll be kept miniscule. If not, I'll have to borrow muscle. But it was going for hedging. Didn't want a hedge there.

The huge, enormous, bigger than that rosemary which was also going for a hedge further along the same border has been stunted. The stump is barely visible so it's not in the way. This smelt lovely but only one branch ever flowered and it's not something I've used in cookery this many years.

I want a garden to sit in and enjoy. Gone are the allotment production days. Gone are the two black currant bushes that were dumped on me when we left the allotment and never collected by the family. I know that the other currant bushes we took have been productive for making jam over the border in Scotland.

gz



Joined: 23 Jan 2009
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Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 25 7:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

We could do with a bit more sun up here....and reasonable winds!! But this IS the West of Scotland
Mind you the 35 dry hot days we had over May..but also with an icy wind...weird....were too much at once.

Gradually getting the garden back productive..almost a third size allotment...is satisfying. If I can get the polytunnel reinforced and recovered it would be a great help...when we get easterly gales the wind gets funnelled through houses to that.
It is the only corner of the garden where it will fit and at least breaks the wind for the rest of the garden.

Mistress Rose



Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16508

PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 25 8:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I have managed to get a bit of my veg patch back into production this year and got the blackberry under slightly better control. The plums and quinces seem to be doing well this year, and husband has done some mowing, although more needs doing. He is also working on getting the pond back working as the liner had several holes in it. Hoping he gets it done before it rains very much. At least some progress made anyway.

dpack



Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes
PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 25 5:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

the barrel composter is put together, a bit bigger than i had imagined but it fits in a nice warm place
the starter culture has been activated over a few weeks, it should be ideal to get the thing going

i will report back on it

Mistress Rose



Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16508

PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 25 7:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Will be interested to hear. My autumn sown onion sets have mostly done their duty and I think will be ready to lift soon. The leeks aren't doing badly, and I keep getting a few mangetout peas. Grapes in the greenhouse doing all right at present, and I keep doing a bit of thinning every time I go in there. Generally everything growing a lot better this year.

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