Old potting compost
 

Busy sorting out old pots and trays, I've decided to rework the old
compost with a little fresh and some fertilizer and use it for
potatoes in bags, so far I have around 300 litres, and more to come.

Old potting compost
 

On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:31:51 -0700 (PDT), Dave Hill
wrote:

Busy sorting out old pots and trays, I've decided to rework the old
compost with a little fresh and some fertilizer and use it for
potatoes in bags, so far I have around 300 litres, and more to come.

What fertiliser do you use, David? I often reuse old compost as I
have no easy way of getting rid of old stuff. Mty very small garden
is rising above the level of those around!
I have to beware of vine weevil grubs but a few kettles of boiling
water deal with those.

Pam in Bristol

Old potting compost
 

On Apr 12, 9:54*am, Pam Moore wrote:
On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:31:51 -0700 (PDT), Dave Hill

wrote:
Busy sorting out old pots and trays, I've decided to rework the old
compost with a little fresh and some fertilizer and use it for
potatoes in bags, so far I have around 300 litres, and more to come.

What fertiliser do you use, David? *I often reuse old compost as I
have no easy way of getting rid of old stuff. *Mty very small garden
is rising above the level of those around!
I have to beware of vine weevil grubs but a few kettles of boiling
water deal with those.

Pam in Bristol

I will just use potato fertilizer, thats what I use for the dahlias,
so I have plenty.
David

Old potting compost
 

"Dave Hill" wrote in message
...
On Apr 12, 9:54 am, Pam Moore wrote:
On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:31:51 -0700 (PDT), Dave Hill

wrote:
Busy sorting out old pots and trays, I've decided to rework the old
compost with a little fresh and some fertilizer and use it for
potatoes in bags, so far I have around 300 litres, and more to come.

What fertiliser do you use, David? I often reuse old compost as I
have no easy way of getting rid of old stuff. Mty very small garden
is rising above the level of those around!
I have to beware of vine weevil grubs but a few kettles of boiling
water deal with those.

Pam in Bristol

I will just use potato fertilizer, thats what I use for the dahlias,
so I have plenty.

What is potato fertiliser?

Alan


David

Old potting compost
 

On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:40:23 -0700 (PDT), Dave Hill
wrote:

On Apr 12, 9:54*am, Pam Moore wrote:
On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:31:51 -0700 (PDT), Dave Hill

wrote:
Busy sorting out old pots and trays, I've decided to rework the old
compost with a little fresh and some fertilizer and use it for
potatoes in bags, so far I have around 300 litres, and more to come.

What fertiliser do you use, David? *I often reuse old compost as I
have no easy way of getting rid of old stuff. *Mty very small garden
is rising above the level of those around!
I have to beware of vine weevil grubs but a few kettles of boiling
water deal with those.

Pam in Bristol

I will just use potato fertilizer, thats what I use for the dahlias,
so I have plenty.
David

Potato fertiliser? I've never encountered it. Is it readily
available? What's the NPK?

Pam in Bristol

Old potting compost
 

"Pam Moore" wrote ..

Dave Hill wrote:

Pam Moore wrote:
Dave Hill wrote:
Busy sorting out old pots and trays, I've decided to rework the old
compost with a little fresh and some fertilizer and use it for
potatoes in bags, so far I have around 300 litres, and more to come.

What fertiliser do you use, David? I often reuse old compost as I
have no easy way of getting rid of old stuff. Mty very small garden
is rising above the level of those around!
I have to beware of vine weevil grubs but a few kettles of boiling
water deal with those.

Pam in Bristol

I will just use potato fertilizer, thats what I use for the dahlias,
so I have plenty.
David

Potato fertiliser? I've never encountered it. Is it readily
available? What's the NPK?

Pam in Bristol

.................

JBA seed potatoes sell this....

"Jamieson Brothers TEV4 ... analysis
5.3:7.5:10.0 + TE
The all purpose fertiliser for plants, roses, fruit flowers, vegetables &
lawns
Contains ten vital nutrients plus trace elements
Perfect fertiliser for use in both loam based & soil-less composts "

--
Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

Old potting compost
 

On Apr 12, 5:53*pm, "Bob Hobden" wrote:
"Pam Moore" *wrote ..





Dave Hill wrote:
Pam Moore wrote:
Dave Hill wrote:
Busy sorting out old pots and trays, I've decided to rework the old
compost with a little fresh and some fertilizer and use it for
potatoes in bags, so far I have around 300 litres, and more to come.

What fertiliser do you use, David? *I often reuse old compost as I
have no easy way of getting rid of old stuff. *Mty very small garden
is rising above the level of those around!
I have to beware of vine weevil grubs but a few kettles of boiling
water deal with those.

Pam in Bristol

I will just use potato fertilizer, thats what I use for the dahlias,
so I have plenty.
David

Potato fertiliser? *I've never encountered it. *Is it readily
available? *What's the NPK?


Potato fretiliser is Fertiliser formulated for potatoes, so lower in
Nitrogen and heigher in Potasium for root (Tuber) growth.
What I use is Nitrogen [N 14], Phosphorus [P 14] & Potassium [K 21]
A good alternative would be Vitax Q4 which has the advantage of trace
elements as well
David Hil

Old potting compost
 

On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:28:34 -0700 (PDT), Dave Hill
wrote:

On Apr 12, 5:53*pm, "Bob Hobden" wrote:
"Pam Moore" *wrote ..





Dave Hill wrote:
Pam Moore wrote:
Dave Hill wrote:
Busy sorting out old pots and trays, I've decided to rework the old
compost with a little fresh and some fertilizer and use it for
potatoes in bags, so far I have around 300 litres, and more to come.

What fertiliser do you use, David? *I often reuse old compost as I
have no easy way of getting rid of old stuff. *Mty very small garden
is rising above the level of those around!
I have to beware of vine weevil grubs but a few kettles of boiling
water deal with those.

Pam in Bristol

I will just use potato fertilizer, thats what I use for the dahlias,
so I have plenty.
David

Potato fertiliser? *I've never encountered it. *Is it readily
available? *What's the NPK?


Potato fretiliser is Fertiliser formulated for potatoes, so lower in
Nitrogen and heigher in Potasium for root (Tuber) growth.
What I use is Nitrogen [N 14], Phosphorus [P 14] & Potassium [K 21]
A good alternative would be Vitax Q4 which has the advantage of trace
elements as well
David Hil

Ah, thanks Dave and Bob
I already use Vitax Q4 so will stick with that.

Pam in Bristol

Old potting compost
 

On 11/04/2011 14:31, Dave Hill wrote:
Busy sorting out old pots and trays, I've decided to rework the old
compost with a little fresh and some fertilizer and use it for
potatoes in bags, so far I have around 300 litres, and more to come.

Do you have to sterilize the old stuff in any way?
Mary

Old potting compost
 

Pam Moore wrote:
Potato fertiliser? I've never encountered it. Is it readily
available? What's the NPK?

If you are still having trouble finding it, I'll ask Nick (when he
re-appears) where ours comes from, as we seem to have a vast stock of it.
Which probably means we bought it up at the end of the potato season last
yar from somewhere.

(Drop me an email if I forget)

You have a nice habit of gardening, Pam. I also reuse old compost in my garden.

I store mine in the 1cubic mtr bags that the gravel was delivered in, let it mature for a year then mix in some blood, fish and bone then for the runner beans I add some farm yard manure (from a bag brought from the garden center) then just top the trough off with a couple of inches of fresh compost.

Interesting topic, I also use old potting compost mixed with fresh (about 2/3old to 1/3 new) and add fish blood and bone. I use this for potting on large shrubs that I grow and sell in 10 litre + pots ! As you can imagine, large pots take alot of compost ! To combat the weed problem, I then use Axit residual herbicide, which stops any seedling weeds.
After the many casualties from last winter, I probably have 'recycled' about 6 cu m of compost ! When the proposed peat ban comes into force in 2020, we all might have to revert to making our own compost and as yet, I havent been impressed with any of the peatless composts available !
Lannerman