Organic Gardening

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  Mitglied

  Nov 13, 2008

  John,

  I don't know about the screening, but all of my gardening is done organically.  The secret is compost.  I collect anything that used to grow (leaves, grass clippings, kitchen scraps) and put them into my compost pile.  I have a friend who has horses so I get lots of manure as well.  If you just put it in a pile you'll have good compost in about a year.  If you turn it every few weeks you can cut that time in half.

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  Philfreeeuk

  Apr 4, 2009

  [quote]Looking to create a new garden, also screening my property. Any sugguestion?[/quote]  Stumbled across this the other day, seems quite good, I'm now getting the news letter.http://www.1stoporganicgardening.com/orgfert.htmPhil.

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  Philfreeeuk

  Apr 11, 2009

  [quote]Phil, Great web-site!  Thanks! I'll be clearing the garden this week and hopefully planting in about two or three weeks.  I really want a workable compost pile this year.  We've tried before but we're concerned about attracting rats.  I have to find a way to keep it contained somehow. Pete[/quote]   Glad you liked it, the PDF on compost is really comprehensive, I reckon you'll soon be an expert on it. Rats! that's a point, I've seen a few articles and TV features on compost lately, but no one has mentioned Rats. I don't know how you could deter them with a traditional metre square heap made from pallets or similar. I'm thinking you'll have to go for one of these modern plastic revolveable drum efforts. I hate the thought of buying something, I suppose you could make one, if you can find a big drum with a sealable lid. My Dad made his from a concrete coal bunker, but no lid and he did say the other day that something had been in it. I suppose you could go to the trouble of making a brick one, but you'd have to make a metal lid from a car bonnet (hehe, that's a hood in your language) I suppose they would just eat through a wooden one. I'll let you know if I hear of anything.   Phil.

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• MI

  Mitglied

  Jun 28, 2010

  I agree on the raised beds - it's the only way to garden!!

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• MI

  Mitglied

  Nov 29, 2010

  [quote][quote]Phil, Great web-site!  Thanks! I'll be clearing the garden this week and hopefully planting in about two or three weeks.  I really want a workable compost pile this year.  We've tried before but we're concerned about attracting rats.  I have to find a way to keep it contained somehow. Pete[/quote]    Glad you liked it, the PDF on compost is really comprehensive, I reckon you'll soon be an expert on it. Rats! that's a point, I've seen a few articles and TV features on compost lately, but no one has mentioned Rats. I don't know how you could deter them with a traditional metre square heap made from pallets or similar. I'm thinking you'll have to go for one of these modern plastic revolveable drum efforts. I hate the thought of buying something, I suppose you could make one, if you can find a big drum with a sealable lid. My Dad made his from a concrete coal bunker, but no lid and he did say the other day that something had been in it. I suppose you could go to the trouble of making a brick one, but you'd have to make a metal lid from a car bonnet (hehe, that's a hood in your language) I suppose they would just eat through a wooden one. I'll let you know if I hear of anything.   Phil.[/quote] Maybe this will help you for next year concerning the rats. We had a problem with racoons getting into our compost so we researched and found that coyotes are a natural predator, so we were able to find bottled coyote urine at a local sporting goods store that sells hunting gear. Dribbled some of that on strips of cloth that we hung around the compost and garden. It worked great! Bill

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