! am afraid that tgis post has forced me into the upper 900s posts. I must resist becoming one of those saddos who tops 1000.
another classy comment I can't see the connection between slime mould and picking up cat sh*t either.
I agree with @philippasmith2, and while yes - all gardens are fakery, no matter how much like 'nature' we try to make them, it's how we manage them that matters to the wider environment. Why would you pour anything on a bit of harmless slime mould when you could just pick it up. There's such a thing as balance. In everything we do - in a garden or anywhere else. Comparing using bleach and boiling water to a more organic approach [lifting, hoeing etc] is just bonkers. In my opinion
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
What do you mean by "the wild" ? Not that many truly wild places left - anything which has been touched by mankind is artificial in some form or another. National Parks and Wildlife Reserves included. The Moon is next by all accounts. When you say a garden is an artificial environment, you surely need to put it in context ? What about those who thousands of years ago were growing food within a "wild" area ? A veg/fruit garden - the start of agriculture ? not exactly new is it ? A huge subject which can't really be covered in a few posts. There are plenty of gardeners who try to be as "natural" as possible - whether that be avoiding excessive paving/decking, using trees/plants which attract/aid wildlife, not using various weedkilling remedies, allowing daisies, dandelions, etc. to grow in their grass areas ( lawns ) ....... the list is pretty endless. I don't really expect you to agree - simply trying to get you to join the other Saddos ( you must be guilty of some sort of "ism" there ) with 1000 + posts
You could also divvy up how many years have passed since you joined the Forum - 1000 posts over 10 years would equate to around 2 posts per week - not over sad I'd think
It is estimated that there are 23 million gardens in the UK, growing 30 million trees. These are not artificial environments they reduce the risk of flooding, help with CO2 and are home to bees and other insects, birds and other creatures. Gardeners have the chance now to help protect them for the future. Anyone who is unable to see this and thinks chemicals are the answer has no regard for future generations. We continue to learn more about the use of chemicals in a garden setting and what they do to human health the problem is we are always playing catch up.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
We have been getting more and more of this seaweed all around our farmyard and after reading the thoughts of others on here i will definitely be trying the soda crystals and water...
We used to use a herbicide called Rodeo which was fantastic. Our supplier can't get it anymore so we moved to Rosate 360 and since then we have been getting this...
What would you recommend to use rather than Rosate 360 for a large gravel farmyard?
If you just leave it, it'll disappear of it's own accord, as mentioned earlier in the thread. I had it in my driveway when the gravel was disappearing and more weeds were seeding in. After I used weedkiller on a few patches that I couldn't hand pull, that's when it appeared, never having been there before. Since re doing my drive, and getting the gravel back to a good depth, there has been none, despite the weather, at any time of year. It would be easy enough to hoe now if it did appear, but it doesn't bother me. Some people feel using weedkillers encourages it due to the make up of the weedkiller and the way it works.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
It doesn't disappear when left chez moi. It does dry up in hot weather but soon comes back. It is ugly and dangerously slippery. It likes alkaline gravel. I kill mine with a 5% thin domestic bleach (sodium chlorite) spray. !0% is better in a farmyard nvironment., this kills it but it takes a while to dry up and disappear.
It has no roots - hoeing doesn't work.
location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand. "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
I have found this thread very useful. As commented above this fungus likes alkaline conditions [I read one article about using granite chipping on a flat roof, not limestone]. My garden paths are limestone chippings with poor drainage [clay soil]. What I don't understand is why solutions such as washing soda are recommended. They will make the gravel more alkaline. Thanks.
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I can't see the connection between slime mould and picking up cat sh*t either.
I agree with @philippasmith2, and while yes - all gardens are fakery, no matter how much like 'nature' we try to make them, it's how we manage them that matters to the wider environment.
Why would you pour anything on a bit of harmless slime mould when you could just pick it up. There's such a thing as balance. In everything we do - in a garden or anywhere else. Comparing using bleach and boiling water to a more organic approach [lifting, hoeing etc] is just bonkers.
In my opinion
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
When you say a garden is an artificial environment, you surely need to put it in context ? What about those who thousands of years ago were growing food within a "wild" area ? A veg/fruit garden - the start of agriculture ? not exactly new is it ?
A huge subject which can't really be covered in a few posts.
There are plenty of gardeners who try to be as "natural" as possible - whether that be avoiding excessive paving/decking, using trees/plants which attract/aid wildlife, not using various weedkilling remedies, allowing daisies, dandelions, etc. to grow in their grass areas ( lawns ) ....... the list is pretty endless.
I don't really expect you to agree - simply trying to get you to join the other Saddos ( you must be guilty of some sort of "ism" there ) with 1000 + posts
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
These are not artificial environments they reduce the risk of flooding, help with CO2 and are home to bees and other insects, birds and other creatures. Gardeners have the chance now to help protect them for the future. Anyone who is unable to see this and thinks chemicals are the answer has no regard for future generations. We continue to learn more about the use of chemicals in a garden setting and what they do to human health the problem is we are always playing catch up.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
We used to use a herbicide called Rodeo which was fantastic. Our supplier can't get it anymore so we moved to Rosate 360 and since then we have been getting this...
What would you recommend to use rather than Rosate 360 for a large gravel farmyard?
Thanks.
I had it in my driveway when the gravel was disappearing and more weeds were seeding in. After I used weedkiller on a few patches that I couldn't hand pull, that's when it appeared, never having been there before. Since re doing my drive, and getting the gravel back to a good depth, there has been none, despite the weather, at any time of year. It would be easy enough to hoe now if it did appear, but it doesn't bother me.
Some people feel using weedkillers encourages it due to the make up of the weedkiller and the way it works.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
It is Nostoc, aka Star Jelly.
It doesn't disappear when left chez moi. It does dry up in hot weather but soon comes back. It is ugly and dangerously slippery. It likes alkaline gravel. I kill mine with a 5% thin domestic bleach (sodium chlorite) spray. !0% is better in a farmyard nvironment., this kills it but it takes a while to dry up and disappear.
It has no roots - hoeing doesn't work.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
As commented above this fungus likes alkaline conditions [I read one article about using granite chipping on a flat roof, not limestone].
My garden paths are limestone chippings with poor drainage [clay soil].
What I don't understand is why solutions such as washing soda are recommended. They will make the gravel more alkaline. Thanks.