"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 23/3/08 10:10, in article ,
"Robert (Plymouth)" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 23/3/08 00:09, in article , "Alan"
wrote:

In message , Sacha
wrote
For those living in the west country this was very popular with our
customers last year. It's a brilliant idea.
http://www.ecosci.co.uk/zoopoo.php
I wonder if other zoos around the country have a similar arrangement.
I
see
Coblands Nurseries stocks it in the south east.


There is nothing magic about the dung that originates from a zoo
except
perhaps the unprocessed shit that comes from one of the large
carnivores which may keep domestic cats out your garden.

"Zoo Poo

This premium product is produced through co-composting with garden waste
specially selected manure collected from the world-famous Paignton Zoo.
Due
to the animals¹ rich diet of plant, vegetables and fruit, Zoo Poo
Compost
contains valuable trace elements and nutrients that provide a natural
and
stimulating boost to plant development. As with West Country Compost,
the
process of composting is carefully monitored and stringently controlled
to
produce an odour-free final product.

Paignton Zoo Poo is ideal for:
? Growing vegetables and soft fruits
? Planting of trees, flowers and shrubs
? Herb gardens
? Turf laying and care of lawns
? Forking into or top dressing flower beds"
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

It's wonderful stuff. Until this year I used to get it by the trailer
load
from Chelson Meadow but it is not available that way any more and the
bags
are too expensive to make it worthwhile for the volume I need. They still
do
non zoo compost however, which can be collected in bulk if you know
somebody
in the horticulture business.

Have you asked them if they'll deliver you a pallet load, then you could
sell it on to your fellow allotment holders! One pallet = 44 x 50 litre
bags. I thought of you the other day. We went to Plymouth and drove past
the allotments opposite the estuary, on the Sainsbury to City Centre road.

Oh yes I pass those occasionally as I sometimes go that way to the animal
sanctuary for dog walking www.theonly.net/woodside . Did you know that a few
years ago those allotments had their soil completely replaced when they
found toxic metal residues in the previous soil?
In the past I emailed the company about prices of different size loads and
they never reply ... and I forget all about it. Maybe I'll ring them for
next autumn.


--
Rowdens Reservoir Allotments Association
www.rraa.moonfruit.com