Growmore, I don't want to get this wrong - Page 2

 



Thanks,
I did a search and Aldi are having them instore from Sunday, and I am gonna
grab one at £3.99

Anyone interested see link below:
www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2827_13281.htm?WT.mc_id 10-03-05-11-02

I will also buy a conventional tester to see how closely they are to each
others results.
Am I right in thinking that Ph will differ year to year depending on how I
treat the soil with organic matter I add?

Or am I wasting money as I tend to go overboard with a new project to try
and learn everything at once ->run before walking.

Another one here:
On one of my plots where I am going to sow peas and a few brassicas, it was
at the edge of a lawn and I turned the grass upsideside down last autumn.

Should I remove the sods or just get a nice tilth on the upper 2-4" and
hope for the best.(brassicas will be plants peas will be seed)

Many questions,

Marq.

 



"Marq"  wrote

That is correct and don't forget the acid rain.


I know all brassicas like firm ground but personally I've always properly
dug where brassicas and peas are to be planted, the brassicas will probably
need some lime added to the soil anyway to bring the pH slightly above 7
(neutral). Peas are not that fussy with the pH IME.
I would remove the sods and stack them for more rotting and dig your plot
properly, adding some good well rotted farmyard manure (no straw showing) if
you can get hold of some.
You may have a few ground pest problems the first year if the plot was
recently grass but it will go away after that.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK
 

 



Thanks Bob.

I have planned my veg garden and did not even think about storing the sods,  
much to my ignorance.
Would it be so bad of me to get rid of the sods into my "brown" bin or as
you suggest store them, I think I can find a corner if I HAD to.

With limited space it is getting a bit awkward.

I planned my veg plots in an "ideal world" and it is becomming less ideal
as I learn!. but I did not know that when it was on the drawing board!

When my daughter is old enough to eat solids she will have the best.

Best wishes
Marq

 



"Marq"  wrote ((Snip))

You will be banking the spuds so not worth forking it in.


A Ph kit or Probe is very useful, and whilst most veg are not too fussy, you
may find, as I did, that your Ph is way below neutral such that we can
actually grow Blueberries in the ground. So we use about 40Kg of Lime per
year on our Brassica bed which follow the spuds and loads of manure in our 4
year rotation.

Bonemeal, I've never used except when planting trees/shrubs.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

 



It means chuck it on top of the soil and use your fork to stir it in by
poking and stirring for a few inches down.
Don't worry too much.
Tina