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I do apologise if this is the years most ridiculous question…
but what bags do you use to collect manure?! (and where can I get hold of some)
but what bags do you use to collect manure?! (and where can I get hold of some)
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I get spent hops from a local Micro Brewery and they come in good strong plastic type sacks. I use these when collecting hos muck. Been this morning after the school run and got about 12 sacks full. -
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No toilet ?Originally posted by bearded bloke View PostSent from my pc cos I don't have an i-phone.Comment
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My local farm delivers a massive trailerload for £15 (no charge for manure). I usually share a load with a neighbour.Comment
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Hi Arnica and welcome
I use old compost bags, dustbins. buckets, anything that I can get in the back of the car!!
Try your local stables, they're often glad to get rid of it, or ask around on your allotment site - I'm sure someone will know. There may be an arrangement with a local stables/farm, already.Comment
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Does it make your car smell VC? We are hoping to get a car in the next few months an I'm trying to think of ways to sneak manure to the plot without him knowing!
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I have an estate and line the back of the car with a tarpaulin; put the back seat down so the manure is right behind me.
If the bags are tied up its no real problem. The stables are near the house so I don't have it in the car for long.
Its no worse than the smell of wet dog
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I will do that then and then just take the dog for a walk somewhere far away (so will need the car to get there) to mask the smell 😗
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If you get the well rotted stuff, there is no smell.sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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I assumed getting it from farms/stables it would be fresh?
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I got one of those hippo tonne bags from b and q i just chuck it in the back of my estate car and fill it up i find i can get loads with fewer trips :-)Comment
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Having been a barrow-monkey in a stables for most of my youth, it's usually piled on top. So if the pile is never moved the aged stuff will be at the back of the heap. When the the heap gets too big, either it's restacked (if there is a large supply of teenagers willing to swap labour for rides) or a new one is started. In which case the old one is easier to access. More information than you could possible wish for, but I like a morning ramble.Originally posted by Mumbles View Post
In winter we used to dig out an area in the middle of an older heap, drag down a tarpaulin and sit in the warm for a while. This is in the dark days of yore when mucky teenagers weren't allowed in the stable owner's house, we were cold and the barn we were allowed to sit in had no heating. Imagine the parental horror if someone tried that today....?!http://mudandgluts.com - growing fruit and veg in suburbiaComment
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I use the white rubble sacks you can get from B£Q. They are woven plastic, so let the muck breathe, so I can leave it sat in the bags till I need it. If you leave it sitting around in fertiliser bags it can go all slimy and compacted. YUCK!He-Pep!Comment
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I've heard that hops can be used as compost,is this true?Originally posted by arpoet View PostComment
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