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Thanks Charles, I was mystified as to why my post disappeared?
Funnily enough, the company where I buy my Green waste Compost told me never to plant directly into unmixed Green Compost. Clearly none of them have experimented with it.
Here are a few of photos of plants in Green Waste Compost which I should not plant into.
I planted 18 Raspberry canes last year into well rotted manure. They all died and I found that the manure contained Aminoperalid insecticide so it maybe worth checking your manure.
Hunter, I am very sorry too, having gone through this myself. The experience is soul destroying but you have to crack on! I bought 12 tons of contaminated manure last year and spread it on my garden. Luckily (not that there was anything lucky about the experience) I applied it as a deep surface mulch. I removed every last scrap of it by hand and wheel barrow and had the expense of the cost of a grab lorry to remove and dispose of it. If you have mixed it with soil, organisms in the soil will break it down over time. There are many articles on the Web. For future reference test manure by growing broad or field beans in a 5″ pot. Sow 5 seeds in the pot alongside 5 beans in a pot containing a good bought compost. If contamination is present the growth in beans will curl. Field beans are the most sensitive plant to the effects of AP. I now only use Green Compost and horse manure from a local field where I know they don’t use weed killers. You should write to Dow Chemicals (weedkiller manufacturer) and report your findings.
If you search the forum for my previous posts you will see where Charles identified the problem for me and the effect it had on my plants.Chicken wire is best if you have existing fencing to secure it to. I used 900mm wide and folded it at 300mm and bent it at 45 degrees. Fit to the outside of your fencing with the folded part pointing away from your boundary and let grass grow through it. This makes it more difficult for rabbits to burrow under. I have fixed it all around my garden (700 feet of fence) and it works 99% with just a very occasional one getting under the gate.
Charles, since my previous post my Cucumelons have advanced significantly. The plant on the left was grown on a heated sand bench @ 70 degrees and covered with fleece at night and the plant on the right has been growing in the cold greenhouse.
The bottom heat shows a significant difference.This is interesting Rhys, I have also noticed that your seedlings grow much faster than mine Charles. I use Sylva Grow compost so that should be OK plus a heated sand bench. I attribute it to light as the sun doesn’t hit my greenhouse until about 10am.
