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Compost

Hopeless GardnerHopeless Gardner Posts: 22
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i have been spreading and mulching but have now run out of my own compost.  What does any one else use when this happens.

 

thanks 

 

Hopeless Gardner

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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618

    I order a load of well rotted farm yard manure from my local friendly farmer. He delivers it by the trailorload for 30quid. It takes me a couple of years to get through the pile. I also have four compost bins and builders sacks full of leaves rotting down.

  • Hopeless GardnerHopeless Gardner Posts: 22

    That would be nice but I have nowhere to put a pile of manure. I was thinking along commercial products, but thanks for your reply..

  • WelshonionWelshonion Posts: 3,114
    jo47, bag compost is NOT the same as the compost you make yourself. Bag compost has no nutritional value at all except that added by the company when they prepare the 'compost' for bagging, and it is only supposed to be effective for up to six weeks.



    Now, I agree bagged manure - any manure - has value.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,139

    Agree - manure is what I use - I buy well-rotted organic farmyard manure in bags from the garden centre. image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • WelshonionWelshonion Posts: 3,114
    Sorry, I don't slap anybody. Consider yourself unslapped. I have to agree with my daughter - I'm a pedant!
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340

    I recently bought a pallet load (60 x 50L bags Levington Farmyard Manure) from creative garden ideas which I shared with my neighbour. Worked out to about £3/50L bag.

    It's OK, but seems to be wood shavings rather than straw amongst all the 'stuff'.
    You can get manure on-line elsewhere which states it's mixed with straw, I've only found it available in dumpy bags, works out a bit less than £3/50L

    Most of the local stables offer it for free, but it's fresh and I don't like the idea of shoveling it into the boot of my car.


    Billericay - Essex

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  • barry islandbarry island Posts: 1,846

    I can get 6x50L bags for £19.99 which works out at something like 13p/L if you live within the midlands I think that they deliver. gardenstoreonline.co.uk.

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,888

    the trouble is the word " compost" 

    Potting compost is a growing medium. garden compost is generally a soil conditioner.

    Devon.
  • Hopeless GardnerHopeless Gardner Posts: 22

    Thanks everyone. Due to limited space and energy it is going to have to be something like Levonsons but appreciate all the comments. 

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