noelydoe Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 yh defo mate couple of light feeds n ul be booming i jus checked my girls 2nd nite out on there own n theyve gt bigger already il get sum pics tonite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierresenberg Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I always wounder when i'm peeling potatoes "hmmm could i use this for my soil plot" can anyone confirm this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobknobifacation Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I always wounder when i'm peeling potatoes "hmmm could i use this for my soil plot" can anyone confirm this? yes i think thats a good idea! wont do any harm i dont think. im saving teabags, fruit skins, vegtable skins, leftover fish horse manure cow manure and leaves and some dead wood, letting it compost for about 3-4months hey presto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobknobifacation Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I always wounder when i'm peeling potatoes "hmmm could i use this for my soil plot" can anyone confirm this? maybe check this out if you're intrested My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierresenberg Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) maybe check this out if you're intrested My link I have done some research since i asked about the potato peelings, and there are some negatives about potato peelings i never really considered. It can be used for compost, but it can also be problematic. The skin itself can grow and spread (potatoes) throughout the soil, using up nutes rather than providing them. Thanks for the link tho bob, some interesting items on there. Edited January 12, 2013 by Pierresenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seand Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 I am on my second GG this year and at one of the plots I have turned over soil for a bed, last year I just did individual holes but this year I got a mattock so I decided to try a bed. I used gathered fallen tree branches and sectioned off an area about 10ft x 3.5ft, I used fairly big old branches from a birch to try and get a raised bed effect and turned the soil over to about 1.5ft deep. I was thinking of planting 24 plants there, with the expectations of half being male and/or damaged by slugs. Is this a good idea, or would anyone suggest more/less? I am not bothered about getting huge beastly ladies, I am going for highest yeild per sq. meter rather than yeild per plant. Also I am not sure how much fertiliser would be best, just kinda winged it last year. The soil looks fairly decent so I was gonna keep it all there and add some coir blocks to bulk it up to the raised level. I have already dug in 3kg Growmore and 2kg Bonemeal. Preferably I only wanted to come back once at the end of July to add potash after plant out. Will this be enough for the 12ish girls or should I throw in some chicken pellets or anything else? Cheers for reading guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nughead Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 How can it be perfect in every way with clay soil? perhaps you should consider another site,what I generally do is find a patch where the nettles and brambles are growing profusely, my rule is if they like it so will the ladies, burrow/tunnel your way in with shears clear a patch in the center turn in a couple or three multi compost bags and job done,I plant them in pairs about 4ft apart,10 to a patch and use green string and tent pegs to bend them towards each other and train them down....job done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fractalhead25 Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 I am on my second GG this year and at one of the plots I have turned over soil for a bed, last year I just did individual holes but this year I got a mattock so I decided to try a bed. I used gathered fallen tree branches and sectioned off an area about 10ft x 3.5ft, I used fairly big old branches from a birch to try and get a raised bed effect and turned the soil over to about 1.5ft deep. I was thinking of planting 24 plants there, with the expectations of half being male and/or damaged by slugs. Is this a good idea, or would anyone suggest more/less? I am not bothered about getting huge beastly ladies, I am going for highest yeild per sq. meter rather than yeild per plant. Also I am not sure how much fertiliser would be best, just kinda winged it last year. The soil looks fairly decent so I was gonna keep it all there and add some coir blocks to bulk it up to the raised level. I have already dug in 3kg Growmore and 2kg Bonemeal. Preferably I only wanted to come back once at the end of July to add potash after plant out. Will this be enough for the 12ish girls or should I throw in some chicken pellets or anything else? Cheers for reading guys Hi Seand, I have a plot that was just holes last season that I also want to upgrade to a similar sized bed. This is 1st proper go of using mainly regular seeds. SO I'm mulling over the same issues your having. Your plot is 1m x 3m (10ft x 3.5ft)yes? So I think you'd want no more than 3 bushy ladies in there. I think more like 10-12 seeds, inc casualties would probably be enough if your slug protection is decent and size of plant out. 6 males, 2 for the slugs, would leave you four ladies, which from what i read on here would be max for that space. Anyway just my 2p worth mate, trying to suss it out here too. If you don't top your plants so they don't bush out I imagine you could fit more in, but hten again you'll probably get more product of 3 bushy phat girls! Frac. , 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganjagollum Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Hi I'm new to growing and I would like some advice on soil mixes for a gg I was thinking of an organic mix of peat, native soil, compost and rotten sheep manure would this be a good grow medium ? Thanks from lat 53 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baked_Grit Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Teabags? Did someone say teabags in compost? Yeah, but don't overdo them as they can be acidic. Same with coffee grounds - although they make a killer slug deterrent I find. They just don't like getting caught up in all that dried Colombian. Who would! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baked_Grit Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 (edited) I grow a lot of veg in my garden and I think the trick with composting is variety and time. Mixing up lots of different stuff is good (no great dollops of grass cuttings please) - but no citrus, cooked anything or meat of any kind*. you can even shred your newspapers into it, in moderation of course. Peelings, eggshells, husks, cores, leaves, most weeds if you're brave, trimmings etc. if it's working it should be warm in winter. mixing some garden soil in with the mix and watering it all occasionally helps accelerate the rotting down process. Finished product should be like yer grannies Sunday sponge cake. Friable, rich and yummy in a weird way (to me) ...which can take two years for the really good stuff, the stuff that smells sweet. *attracts all the wrong kind of wildlife. Edited April 6, 2013 by Baked_Grit 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brobig Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Does anyone have experience growing in a peat/bog forest? Need a few tips, I would prefer to plant in the ground and use the peat rather than the hassle of pots and soil mix I was going to use 30% perlite with the peat and organic slow release pellets, blood fish and bone meal, worm castings and garden lime. then bat guano on top in flower. Not sure what quantities of these yet. Advise appreciated In individual 10 litre or so plots guarded by chicken wire and stripped copper wires around stems maybe a few alcohol traps for slugs too. Seedlings will be on a south facing windowsill for a month before being tempered then put out in the wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest doze Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Mate, you're better off starting a thread in the forum below. The stickied threads are more reference material. As I'm here anyway, it sounds like a bad spot. I grew in a similar area my first year. Too wet. Too acidic. You'll need tubes or something. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Cotyledon Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Hey Bud ! Definitely start a thread. My entire grow area is and always has been red clay dirt. I've been growing since the '80s. I have a lot of answers. Start a thread. I think everyone will benefit. Don't mound up your soil it will dry out too fast. Start a thread...good title helps ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk_Road Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Excellent post 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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