hello and a few questions

 


hi all i`m new to the forum and pretty new to gardening i got my
allotment last
year it was in bad shape the grass and weed was every
where and the soil was
heavy clay i only planted in the green house and
in grow bags and decide to get
the ground right for the following year i
choose to buy in some compost from a
local company it was not cheap but
i got 2 ton of well rotted compost so i dug
over the plot and removed
as much weed and grass as possible then dug in plenty
of manure and
covered the hole plot in 4" of compost and let the worms take over
all
the work thats where i`m at now waiting to plant
i have started a compost pile kitchen and garden waste  but not sure
what i can
compost with it the allotment has piles of manure horse and
cow a big pile of
wood chip bedding that has been used for poultry and
a pile of straw horse
bedding will these be any good to compost if so
together or individualy also i
have been told that some plants don`t
like fresh manure i dug in the manure
about 6 month ago is this still
fresh manure or will it have broken down by now.
many thanks for any help i`ll have loads more to ask when it comes to
planting i
have not got a clue




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chrismorris

 


chrismorris Wrote:

where and the soil was heavy clay i only planted in the green house and

grow bags and decide to get the ground right for the following year i

to buy in some compost from a local company it was not cheap but

of well rotted compost so i dug over the plot and removed

grass as possible then dug in plenty of manure and

of compost and let the worms take over all

waiting to plant

can compost with it the allotment has piles of manure horse and

> cow a big pile

of wood chip bedding that has been used for poultry and

> a pile of straw horse

bedding will these be any good to compost if so

> together or individually also

i have been told that some plants don`t

> like fresh manure i dug in the manure

about 6 month ago is this still

> fresh manure or will it have broken down by

now.

planting i have not got a clue


Your Kitchen waste should only be plant material. Vegetable scraps and
no meat
scraps or grease.
As long as the manure has sat a while it should be ok. You can put the
manure
and wood chips in the compost pile it will make it compost
faster. You can put
the materials that you have supplied all together.

May your garden do great!!




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Maryc

 



if you spread the manure as a mulch acorss your allotment or dug it in to
the soil 6 months ago it will be pleanty ready. It may not have totally
broken down but will be fine for plants.

rob

 


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chrismorris