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I have a limited one raised bed with some kales growing so I can't dig it over and manure for next year. However would I be able to put garden compost (kitchen waste too) straight onto the soil and leave for the worms to pull down (I have a lot of them) thus manuring as you go ? I have heard you can leave it on the top or dig in. Each resulting in the same.
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There's no reason why you shouldn't do this but chop everything as small as you can - worms have very little mouths
I'm assuming that by kitchen waste you mean fruit and veg, not meat or leftovers as these could attract vermin.Last edited by veggiechicken; 31-10-2013, 12:40 PM. -
Of course. Do you really think i am that daft ? ;-)Originally posted by veggiechicken View PostComment
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Of course not Marb - but somebody else reading this might be 
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I will do that though. Seems a good compromise.Comment
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You shouldn't need to be digging over a raised bed anyway: if you never walk on it, it will never get compactedOriginally posted by Marb67 View Post
Yes, worms like to pull down their own food. Digging destroys worm tunnels and collapses the soil: they don't like thatOriginally posted by Marb67 View Post
I compost everything, but not the same method for everything.Originally posted by Marb67 View Post
Dog poo, meat, fish, fat & bones go in the home dalek & onto the flower borders.
Green manures, old stalks, old leaves etc get chopped up with seckies & dropped on the soil, as a mulch (this is a v.quick method of improving your soil)
Kitchen scraps like messy stuff, anything squidgy or oozy: gets wrapped up in newspaper and put in the daleks
Yeah, I've heard that too. I wonder if it works?Originally posted by Marb67 View Post
Not quite the same. Digging destroys worm tunnels, whereas mulching increases worm activityOriginally posted by Marb67 View PostAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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If the dog is healthy and parasite free, there is no reason why the resulting compost can't be used. After all, think of the vast array of parasites and diseases humans can carry, yet the Chinese have used the euphemistic "night-soil" as fertiliser for generations.Originally posted by Digmeplot View Post
edit - probably why they tend to stir fry everything rather than eating it raw
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So long as the dog is healthy and you don't use it on beds that will have food it's not an issue.Comment
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I find top dressing with food that the bones don't rot down!!!
Who say about daft??
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I find that raw bones will rot down fairly quickly, cooked bones I usually bash into splinters with a hammer before compostingOriginally posted by darcyvuqua View PostI find top dressing with food that the bones don't rot down!!!
Who say about daft??
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Reply to Heated mat for Tom's and chilliesI use a mix of six scoops of compost three scoops of sand/grit and two scoops of perlite,the quantity is unimportant as long as the ratio is the same, if for seeds I use this mix, if I am potting on I add some blood, fish and bone, along with a small quantity of chicken manure pellets
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