I've dug up my shallots and onions and now have a free bed. I was thinking that I'll try to really dig this one over and then spread some chicken pellet manure over it, cover and leave for the winter. I heard that you need to leave this for a long time to allow it to work itself into the soil. Can I wait till the summer is over before doing this? I mean, it's not as though the weeds aren't keeping me busy enough.
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Originally posted by queen of the cobs View PostI've dug up my shallots and onions and now have a free bed. I was thinking that I'll try to really dig this one over and then spread some chicken pellet manure over it, cover and leave for the winter. I heard that you need to leave this for a long time to allow it to work itself into the soil. Can I wait till the summer is over before doing this? I mean, it's not as though the weeds aren't keeping me busy enough.What lies behind us,And what lies before us,Are tiny matters compared to what lies Within us ...
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Originally posted by jacob marley View PostDig it over by all means but what is the point of chucking Chicken pellets over the top you might as well sprinkle it along the bottom of the trench i usually put it on about 3 weeks before planting or even the day of planting as long as it is in the ground and not drying out on the top hope this helps jacobMy Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
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If you put it on the top it softens and breaks up when you water (or it rains). Leave it until the time of planting in my experience.Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.
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You don't pull up green manure Queen of the cobs, you dig it in. I believe you then leave the ground for a couple of weeks and can then sow or plant. Haven't used it myself - only a small garden veg plot but I know there are some dedicated green manurers here who would give you some ideas what to use.Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.
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Originally posted by Flummery View Post.... but I know there are some dedicated green manurers here who would give you some ideas what to use.
Cheers, grapes!
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Out of interest- don't you tend to get weeds growing through the green manure too?
If so I presume you have to pull those out before digging in?
I tried mustard over a small area this spring but was shocked to see so many weeds coming through too. Didn't I sow thickly enough then??"Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
Location....Normandy France
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Originally posted by Nicos View PostOut of interest- don't you tend to get weeds growing through the green manure too?
If so I presume you have to pull those out before digging in?
I tried mustard over a small area this spring but was shocked to see so many weeds coming through too. Didn't I sow thickly enough then??What lies behind us,And what lies before us,Are tiny matters compared to what lies Within us ...
Ralph Waide Emmerson
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I hate to see bare soil left for the winter. Allotment Secretaries would rather see bare soil as opposed to weeds I suppose!
I would only use green manure if I categorically, 100% definately, unreservedly, supercalifragelistically? couldn't find a crop to succeed the previous one!
To keep the land in good heart and cropping 52 weeks of the year is something I strive for!
Only if I've made a b*lls up and miscalculated would I sow a green manure rather than have............... bare soil........ Pah! Pah!
PS You could use your out of date seeds of any description as a green manure to utilise them!My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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Can anyone give me advice re: putting rotted pony poo on my patch......when should I do this, should I dig it in straight away, or leave it for a while?....sorry to hijack your thread!.......thanks chaps and chapesses in advance for your help! BernieBernie aka DDL
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