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Gardening with Joey

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chrismpw said:
I was under the impression that glyphosate was absorbed through the leaf, not through the roots, since the chemical has been designed to break down on soil contact so as not to persist in the environment.
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It’s roasting hot, dry as a bone and I’ve been putting weed killer down. This stuff normally takes a week or so then kills everything, I’ll report back......
 
peteblue said:
It’s roasting hot, dry as a bone and I’ve been putting weed killer down. This stuff normally takes a week or so then kills everything, I’ll report back......
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It will work, but no as efficiently as if the plants were pumping up water at a good rate a 2nd dose will be needed imo ...5 days later... the soil are very dry ATM especially after those freak winds for 2 days ....
I did an area two years ago three sprays in 3 weeks did the job use that washing up liquid as it helps the translocation into the plants you are spraying.....
 
Joey66 said:
Watching Gardeners World - Monty Don good grief his potting compost looks rubbish ......
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A question if I may.

Should I cover my compost pile to prevent it from exposure to the rain, or should I leave it open to rain and trust that the composting matter will absorb the moisture? (By my dim understanding, too much moisture will inhibit the composting process.) I doubt we get quite as much rain in New England as you do in Olde England, but we do get a fair amount. Please inform.
 
sdk said:
A question if I may.
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sdk said:
A question if I may.

Should I cover my compost pile to prevent it from exposure to the rain, or should I leave it open to rain and trust that the composting matter will absorb the moisture? (By my dim understanding, too much moisture will inhibit the composting process.) I doubt we get quite as much rain in New England as you do in Olde England, but we do get a fair amount. Please inform.
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Leave it open to the elements - and in dry periods give a good water to get the micro organisms active - also turn your compost at least once a year for the same effect with a garden fork - Yours will be great for mulching your border or adding bone meal if you are planting a new plant -
To uses it like Monty does he has had it shreaded fine by a big machine - if not sterilised it will cause you a lot of problems if you use it for seedlings or potting etc - I have never seen such chlorotic light green plants as he ends up with ... he had one crop failure with root rot with his mix ....

Grow a Comfrey plant in your border and when in flower cut it back - put it in a woven sack and in a bucket mxd wit water to the top, with a lid on it, and let it stand in the sun ..... the finest cheapest high potash fertiliser you can use a mix of 5 of water to one of comfrey, and have a shower afterwards ....it honks to high heaven ......
As for your compost heap be aware of horse flies when you disturb your compost as when the bite you its not nice a bite bigger than a boil . and it has to be lanced - I got done at the age of 16 years old took 3 days before the pain went away, the worst insect bite ever imo......
 
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Joey66 said:
Leave it open to the elements - and in dry periods give a good water to get the micro organisms active - also turn your compost at least once a year for the same effect with a garden fork - Yours will be great for mulching your border or adding bone meal if you are planting a new plant -
To uses it like Monty does he has had it shreaded fine by a big machine - if not sterilised it will cause you a lot of problems if you use it for seedlings or potting etc - I have never seen such chlorotic light green plants as he ends up with ... he had one crop failure with root rot with his mix ....

Grow a Comfrey plant in your border and when in flower cut it back - put it in a woven sack and in a bucket mxd wit water to the top, with a lid on it, and let it stand in the sun ..... the finest cheapest high potash fertiliser you can use a mix of 5 of water to one of comfrey, and have a shower afterwards ....it honks to high heaven ......
As for your compost heap be aware of horse flies when you disturb your compost as when the bite you its not nice a bite bigger than a boil . and it has to be lanced - I got done at the age of 16 years old took 3 days before the pain went away, the worst insect bite ever imo......
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I agree with you there Joey, Horse Flies have horrendous bites and a bad one feels like you’ve been stabbed.

Nasty buggers.
 
Joey66 said:
Leave it open to the elements - and in dry periods give a good water to get the micro organisms active - also turn your compost at least once a year for the same effect with a garden fork - Yours will be great for mulching your border or adding bone meal if you are planting a new plant -
To uses it like Monty does he has had it shreaded fine by a big machine - if not sterilised it will cause you a lot of problems if you use it for seedlings or potting etc - I have never seen such chlorotic light green plants as he ends up with ... he had one crop failure with root rot with his mix ....

Grow a Comfrey plant in your border and when in flower cut it back - put it in a woven sack and in a bucket mxd wit water to the top, with a lid on it, and let it stand in the sun ..... the finest cheapest high potash fertiliser you can use a mix of 5 of water to one of comfrey, and have a shower afterwards ....it honks to high heaven ......
As for your compost heap be aware of horse flies when you disturb your compost as when the bite you its not nice a bite bigger than a boil . and it has to be lanced - I got done at the age of 16 years old took 3 days before the pain went away, the worst insect bite ever imo......
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Thanks for the advice. I hadn't realized composting was so fraught with risk of injury.
 
sdk said:
Thanks for the advice. I hadn't realized composting was so fraught with risk of injury.
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It's not really just watch out for horse flies they love muck - in fact they hang around horse manure heaps more than compost waste , but you would see them they are big - if they are around do not disturb your compost heap.....
not that likely - but a fair warning - I only ever got bit once & that was turning a horse manure midden of compost...
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Efcjake said:
When you're swimming in lakes over here in the summer the bastards follow you in the water and go for the top of your head.

Hate them more than the mosquitoes
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It's what they feed on the bite is twice the size of a boil the poison they transmit- once bitten twice shy -
I decided that day I was getting the bosses job elsewhere :D
 

A good time to plant your hardened plants out now bedding and veg plus etc - plus get your Wall Baskets /Hanging Baskets ready to harden off before placing them in situ......
 
It's time to start watering your borders in your garden every other day with a good soak - also don't cut your lawn so much in the hot sun to avoid it getting scorched .....it's very dry and having a brown crisp lawn unless you want to water it daily is unnecessary, if you have put weed and feed down you must water your lawn or it will burn it off in patches were it has been applied heavily .....
 
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Anybody know what this is and how to get rid?

I've cut it down here but it literally takes over everything and goes into the fence and breaks the cement posts.

It's from the neighbour that backs on to my house which is overgrown by that and other tall weeds. I think it's a rats haven in there. Can the council do anything about that?
 

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