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Old 26-01-2012, 05:26 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Bill Grey Bill Grey is offline
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Default Fluffing up compost


"shazzbat" wrote in message
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harry wrote:
Use your own compost or the stuff from the recycle centre. (?2/big bag
round our way.)
Put it through the riddle. Much cheaper all round.


Lot more effort, though. I riddled all the soil into our potatoes last
year, I was knackered. :-(


You need to make yourself one of these -

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...Picture005.jpg

Steve


A planstman at a garden centre was sieving some compost by shovelling the
compost on to a rectangular frame about 4ft x 3" covered with a suitable
mesh. The front was supported by two legs about 2 ft high, and the back
legs were a bit higher - high enough to wheel a wheel barrow under the sieve
frame. This takes longer to write about than if it was a sketch. Working
the compost through the sieve was by use of a rake (if I remember
correctly)..

The sieved compost fell straight into the barrow and was wheeled to where it
was required.

Bill