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Good Morning Vinther and Macson and thank you both for your comments of my posts.
The rustic compost bed was made on my allotment, it was on an area about 13ft x 13ft which had not been cultivated for several years except for some old Raspberry canes it was mainly laid to rough grass that was cut about twice a year. I initially removed the raspberries and covered the ground for about six months with thick cardboard. I’ve found old bike boxes are best for this, then laid wood chips over the top. So by the time the compost bed was built the underlying grass had well gone.
I’m in Bristol and have found that cycle shops are only too willing to give their old boxes away.
Regards.
Ron.Hi!
Hope you won’t mind this input to your discussion, I find making compost easier than digging and generally it’s rewarding. Please take a look at the photos from the following link, I’ll be interested to hear your thoughts….
https://t.co/DiHs29WjgcHi Rob.
Thanks for getting in touch, you can email me at ronheath@virginmedia.com
Regards.Hi.
I have tried wooden pot-makers with some degree of success, however it is quite time consuming to make the pots and the paper can fall apart after a short time when it becomes wet.I’m all for avoiding plastic if possible and I changed to compostable pots, even cheap ones are OK but found those made by Fertil which are made from spruce fibres are excellent. Sadly their distribution is limited in the UK and usually only available from wholesalers. I bought two sizes a while ago which I’ve part shared with some plot holders to recoup my costs.
I think I still have my wooden pot maker that I no longer use which you are welcome to if you would like it.
regards.
RonI too have had problems with Kings Boltardy, batch no.67290. I sowed 10 x 6 cell trays on 4th March in the our allotments poly tunnel for re-sale. Similarly, on 6th March I sowed some Boltardy seed from last year in my greenhouse at home. Both sowings have had similar conditions (but different composts) though the tunnel due to it’s more exposed site could have experienced some lower temperatures. The trays of older seed have germinated well, unfortunately those of batch 67290 have all but zero germination. Kings have been quite helpful when I contacted them and they replaced the pack immediately which was OK but sadly does not compensate for the month lost with the sowing.
Hi Charlie.
You could try Charles’ video on beetroot sowing: https://youtu.be/qPVHCh1cDMwGood idea with the sheets, Charles. Our tunnel is a bit too high to reach the top properly, even with a long brush. And yes a rainy day is best as otherwise the plastic sheet dries to quickly. Thanks again.
Hi.
I’ve been cleaning a poly tunnel today that I’ve been asked to make use of at our allotment. It’s large, 20 x 13ft and though quite old and been neglected for a while but the plastic seems really strong. Just used cold soapy water with a soft hand brush and a long handled soft brush for the higher parts. A light swill off afterwards seemed to freshen it up a treat. Good luck with yours.I tried comparisons with beetroot seeds in modules some weeks ago, one batch with Bulrush a peat based pro compost and the other with Melcourt Sylvia compost. If anything the peat compost gave stronger results. But both have gone on to produce strong plants. Since this I have used the Bulrush as a base in seed trays or modules, topped up with Melcourt Sylvia which seeds are sown into and covered with.