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pond mud
HappyHenders
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I am in the process of clearing an old leaky pond with a lot of muddy sludge at the bottom. Is this mud useful on borders or veg beds or should I discard it elsewhere
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I'd spread it out on the veg beds then fork it in when you manure the plot later.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Sounds good to me. I'm sure it must contain some goodness!
Just make sure you leave a pot full to pop back in the new pond as a starter, if your'e renovating it.
No they don't, Pansy. Michael Flanders was great at pithy verse as well as song lyrics - my favourite is this one:
The walrus lives on icy floes
And unsuspecting Eskimoes.
Don't take your wife to Arctic Tundra -
A walrus may bob up from und'ra.
David - I'll just add that if you're just clearing it and putting on a border, leave the mud/sludge for a day or two before you fork it in in case there are any little creatures in it. They'll be able to escape to safety before you get digging!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...