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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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"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 |
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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 |
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"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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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