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Message 1.Â
Posted by diggingdoris (U13981971) on Saturday, 22nd October 2011
I followed MD's advice last autumn and for the first time I bagged up all the fallen leaves and hid the bags behind my summerhouse. I've just opened them up and I'm delighted with the contents. The worms have got in the little holes I made and converted the whole lot to lovely compost! I shall definitely do the same this year.
OK so lots of people already knew how to do this , but I didn't so I have learnt from MD., and lots of other tips as well. I find it rather sad that there is always so much criticism about all the presenters on this part of the board, when really I thought it was for information. -
Message 2
Posted by Lisa (U14598429) on Saturday, 22nd October 2011
Some folk are just never happy.
Well done with the leafy stuff. I've just finished using the last of my first lot of home made compost this morning.
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Message 3
Posted by nooj (U13729031) on Saturday, 22nd October 2011
I always think making your own compost is a personal miracle!
And yes, I agree that some, thankfully not many people, just watch to find things to be annoyed about.
It's a shame.
Doesn't stop the majority from enjoying it though! -
Message 4
Posted by Pumpkin_Patch_Paul (U14565900) on Saturday, 22nd October 2011
I followed MD's advice last autumn and for the first time I bagged up all the fallen leaves and hid the bags behind my summerhouse. I've just opened them up and I'm delighted with the contents. The worms have got in the little holes I made and converted the whole lot to lovely compost! I shall definitely do the same this year.
OK so lots of people already knew how to do this , but I didn't so I have learnt from MD., and lots of other tips as well. I find it rather sad that there is always so much criticism about all the presenters on this part of the board, when really I thought it was for information. Shoudn't this thread start "Good Old Toby" was it not he that last Autumn on GW showed us how to make compost from leaves in black bags along with a trail he was doing by bagging up leaves in black plastic bags and then putting them behind the garden shed.
He put a few different things in with the leaves to see how they helped the breakdown and would show us the results next spring.....Next spring Toby and Greenacres gone and Monty and Longacres arrive.
Pheraps you watched a Berryfields repeat somewhere.... -
Message 5
Posted by diggingdoris (U13981971) on Saturday, 29th October 2011
I don't think my memory is playing tricks with me as I remember him showing a frame for just putting leaves in.
I see he reiterated the black sack bit last night as well.
I shall miss the Friday night slot, I've grown to like MD's relaxed style.
Who are we going to have next year? Same format? -
Message 6
Posted by Paul N (U6451125) on Saturday, 29th October 2011
I have been treating fallen leaves in this fashion for years and yes, it makes terrific leaf mold. We tend to use it to mulch our dahlias which stay in the ground over winter.
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Message 7
Posted by Colin (U2252951) on Saturday, 29th October 2011
Glad to see that Monty spared the laydees blushes by not mentioning the most readily available compost accelerant..
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Message 8
Posted by Pumpkin_Patch_Paul (U14565900) on Saturday, 29th October 2011
Autumn 2010 Toby was the presenter of GW not Monty, I still have the programme Toby did showing how to make leaf mould with black plastic bags.
You may have seen Monty on some re-run of GW (Berryfields) on the saterlite channels .........Thats all I am saying.
Halloween and for the first time ever not a pumkin in sight,miserable or what.
PPP Happy Halloween. -
Message 9
Posted by nooj (U13729031) on Saturday, 29th October 2011
You mean urine?
It seems it's supposed to be gentlemen's wee, not ladies'
Sexist compost - whatever next?
I expect Nigel obliges every so often.
It was very much a winding down sort of episode, but still loads to do,
It would have been nice to have it go on into really bad weather and all the jobs that brings as well, wouldn't it -
Message 10
Posted by Lowena (U14575314) on Saturday, 29th October 2011
Some of us ( I live near Land's End) garden all through the winter ( including grass cutting and weeding). It would have been nice to have mentioned a few "last times" for completing tasks eg. moving / planting herbaceous perennials, cutting back etc. We don't all have a 6 month break - and anyway.....it might be a mild winter everywhere lol
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Message 11
Posted by David K (U14115317) on Saturday, 29th October 2011
Glad to see that Monty spared the laydees blushes by not mentioning the most readily available compost accelerant..Â
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Message 12
Posted by ArtemisH (U14261033) on Monday, 19th March 2012
Last October, I took quite a few rose cuttings, after seeing MD doing so on GW. I thought one or two might take.
To my complete shock, out of the 30 I had taken, 28 are alive and thriving!
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Message 13
Posted by Pete-Free (U7363826) on Wednesday, 21st March 2012
I'd like to do this but only have holly in the garden. Would the black bag system work for holly? They are quite tough and evergreen but fade eventually to brown when fallen.
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Message 14
Posted by Pete-Free (U7363826) on Sunday, 1st April 2012
Any answers, please?
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Message 15
Posted by thedogcody (U14659366) on Sunday, 1st April 2012
Eventually but holly leaves are quite leathery and will take a while to rot down-if you could shred them that would quicken up the process-it is just going to take longer for them to turn into usable stuff
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Message 16
Posted by diggingdoris (U13981971) on Sunday, 1st April 2012
I don't think they would compost down very well as they are shiny and thick leaves. I somethimes get leaves from my Magnolia grandiflora ,which are thick and shiny, raked up with the others and even after 2-3 years in the compost they are still completely whole. Maybe you could try chopping them with a shredder, that might break them down a bit.
Why don't you try putting your question on the clinic board as I think more people read that one. -
Message 17
Posted by jo4eyes (U13654107) on Sunday, 1st April 2012
IME holly leaves are not worth trying to get to rot down. Takes soooo long. I just put any into my green wheely bin. J.
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Message 18
Posted by Pete-Free (U7363826) on Monday, 2nd April 2012
Thanks folks. My worst fears on holly leaf compost are confirmed.... I've put them in the refuse garden bin in the past and think I will continue to do so as the other will take too long and not worth the wait for me as space is at a premium here.
Thanks again!
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