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weed or food?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by susan Jul 26.
wildflowers in my lawn.
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Paul Wyman Mar 29.
organic water butt?
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Thanks for the warning Gary - I am very careful.
I have a recipe for knotweed pie - but I wouldn't touch it, our gardening club had a talk by an invasives expert and she said a new plant can grow from a square millimetre of foliage, root or stalk, I…
Thanks Paul
I've had food for free for about 30 years - but there was no sorrel where I used to live, I'm missing samphire up here but will get the book out again and check what other plants I may have overlooked. But I don't think I'll be risking t…
If you are interested in foraging for food, Richard Mabey has a book called food for free, and there is a new River Cottage Handbook about hedgerow food. Sorrel Soup is nice and refreshing by the way.
Hi Susan,
You'd be surprised at what "weeds" you can eat. on our plot we have an abundance of fat hen,nettles and cleavers, all of which can be eaten and the best thing about the majority of them is that they tend to emerge much sooner than any of…
For the past 2 years since I moved in I have been digging up a most pernicious weed which keeps trying to take over my lawn and veg beds.
I discovered two days ago that the weed is actually edible sorrel - and will be supplying the local hotel.
Has…
Susan,
As a general rule of thumb wild flowers grow need poor nutrient levels to thrive, so as a lawn grows and produces thatch it can increase the fertility of the soil. This will cause the wild flowers to reduce. I seem to remember Alan Titchmars…
Hi Susan,Try a light scarifying of your lawn in the mossy areas with a spring tine rake to remove some of the moss,allow the wildflowers to flower and self seed do not cut your lawn at this stage,jntroduce more species by buying native wildflower pl…
I would really like to get rid of the 50% moss I have in my lawn and encourage the clover, birds foot trefoil, several varieties of speedwell, buttercups, bugle and daisies to grow.
They are already there I'd like more of them and less of the moss.…
Hi Neil
now there's a thought. I was aware of charcoals properties in this respect - but it hadn't even occurred to me.
Thanks for that I'll pop some in straight away.
--------Hi Susan,
Try putting some lumps of charcoal into the butt. Charcoal sweetens water by absorbing any impurities in it.
You can use charcoal for BBQ's as long as it is not treated with fast burning accelerators. Choose forest management typ…
Hi Gary,
Yes it is made of plastic - but it doesn't smell like it.
I think I will probably do as you suggest - by the looks of the weather forcast I have plenty of time before I'll need it for my plants!
Thanks for answering
Susan
Hi Susan,
Sounds to me like if your butt is made of a plastic, the smell may just be residual from the moulding process. If this is the case then i'm sure you'll have nothing to worry about. Just to be on the safe side i'd fill it with rainwater bu…
Actually-I don't think it is. I bought a new water butt and it smells very strongly of a cheap toilet cleaner. I've washed it out several times - using rainwater from my other butt and seaweed water - in the hope it might counteract whatever chemica…
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