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I was told you could dig a two foot trench and put all your garden waste in (not kitchen waste) and leave it over the winter to break down. Does anyone know if this is beneficial to the soil?
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I put kitchen waste in mine.
Yes, it makes a lovely, rich, water retentive bed for the following season. It's a method most often used for runner beans because in results in perfect conditions for them.
Leave the soil you dig out at one side and each time you add more peelings or whatever, cover them with a layer of the soil.Last edited by muddled; 23-09-2015, 11:14 PM. -
I do too, and all the stuff that takes ages to rot down, like brassica stemsOriginally posted by muddled View Post
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Doing this for the bed I want to grow squashes and courgettes in next year.Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poetComment
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If you have a garden shredder bung the stems through it, that really speeds up the decomposition processOriginally posted by Thelma Sanders View PostI do too, and all the stuff that takes ages to rot down, like brassica stems
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Runner bean beds should be done this way. It gives their roots plenty of organic material to get into.Comment
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and first line the base of the trench with loads of old newspapers , then you never need to worry about water as the layers of papers hold onto amazing amounts of moisture..Originally posted by alldigging View PostComment
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Works out cheaper to put them in the trench, than to buy a garden shredderOriginally posted by bearded bloke View PostIf you have a garden shredder bung the stems through it, that really speeds up the decomposition process
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Smaller carbon footprint, too. I use the attack with spade approach, perfect for developing the shot putter physiqueOriginally posted by Thelma Sanders View PostWorks out cheaper to put them in the trench, than to buy a garden shredder
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CAN be done, not SHOULD be done (no offence)Originally posted by alldigging View Post
There are many & varied ways of composting, each with pros and cons. After 20 yrs of growing, I've settled on surface composting aka mulching (most stuff is simply chopped (with seckies) and dropped (on the soil surface). It's how forests do it
Kitchen scraps are a bit sludgy and messy, so they're wrapped up in newspaper, and go in the daleks.All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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