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Council compost
I have bought seven bags of composted garden waste, produced by my
Local Council, at £2.50 per 50 litre (or is it 40 litre?) bag. The stuff is very dark in colour. It has a fine and reasonably even texture. It is beautifully friable and smells earthy. I have started using it as a mulch. Does any urgler have any experience of similarly produced compost? If so, would he/she care to share her/his experience? Franz |
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"Franz Heymann" wrote in message ... I have bought seven bags of composted garden waste, produced by my Local Council, at £2.50 per 50 litre (or is it 40 litre?) bag. The stuff is very dark in colour. It has a fine and reasonably even texture. It is beautifully friable and smells earthy. I have started using it as a mulch. Does any urgler have any experience of similarly produced compost? If so, would he/she care to share her/his experience? Franz I have just put 10 bags on my garden as mulch the only problem I have had is that it dries out quite quickly and then it is easily blown about especially by the flymow. My main worry is how much conifer is in the mix and will it be toxic to some plants. It has been down a month and so far no sign of problems. Diane |
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"Diane Epps" wrote in message ... "Franz Heymann" wrote in message ... I have bought seven bags of composted garden waste, produced by my Local Council, at £2.50 per 50 litre (or is it 40 litre?) bag. The stuff is very dark in colour. It has a fine and reasonably even texture. It is beautifully friable and smells earthy. I have started using it as a mulch. Does any urgler have any experience of similarly produced compost? If so, would he/she care to share her/his experience? Franz I have just put 10 bags on my garden as mulch the only problem I have had is that it dries out quite quickly and then it is easily blown about especially by the flymow. My main worry is how much conifer is in the mix and will it be toxic to some plants. It has been down a month and so far no sign of problems. I agree about the drying out and blowing about. It is probanly due to the fine texrure. This is not so bad as to be a nuisance. Perhaps we should compare notes in the late summer, by which time we will have seen whether it has been worth while. Franz |
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I have bought seven bags of composted garden waste, produced by my
Local Council, at £2.50 per 50 litre (or is it 40 litre?) bag. The stuff is very dark in colour. It has a fine and reasonably even texture. It is beautifully friable and smells earthy. I have started using it as a mulch. Does any urgler have any experience of similarly produced compost? If so, would he/she care to share her/his experience? Franz I have just put 10 bags on my garden as mulch the only problem I have had is that it dries out quite quickly and then it is easily blown about especially by the flymow. My main worry is how much conifer is in the mix and will it be toxic to some plants. It has been down a month and so far no sign of problems. I agree about the drying out and blowing about. It is probanly due to the fine texrure. This is not so bad as to be a nuisance. Perhaps we should compare notes in the late summer, by which time we will have seen whether it has been worth while. Franz I wonder if they sell different grades of compost like they do here (Oxon)? They sort it by size and sell the fine stuff as compost and the bigger bits as mulch, which I imagine would be like using bark chippings, if less attractive. |
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"Glen Able" wrote in message ... I have bought seven bags of composted garden waste, produced by my Local Council, at £2.50 per 50 litre (or is it 40 litre?) bag. The stuff is very dark in colour. It has a fine and reasonably even texture. It is beautifully friable and smells earthy. I have started using it as a mulch. Does any urgler have any experience of similarly produced compost? If so, would he/she care to share her/his experience? Franz I have just put 10 bags on my garden as mulch the only problem I have had is that it dries out quite quickly and then it is easily blown about especially by the flymow. My main worry is how much conifer is in the mix and will it be toxic to some plants. It has been down a month and so far no sign of problems. I agree about the drying out and blowing about. It is probanly due to the fine texrure. This is not so bad as to be a nuisance. Perhaps we should compare notes in the late summer, by which time we will have seen whether it has been worth while. Franz I wonder if they sell different grades of compost like they do here (Oxon)? They sort it by size and sell the fine stuff as compost and the bigger bits as mulch, which I imagine would be like using bark chippings, if less attractive. Thanks for the tip. I will make enquiries. Franz |
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