We planted out the camellia my son gave me yesterday. This morning it had blown over and the roots seemed very dry. I've soaked them and planted it a bit deeper and hope it survives.
We're off on holiday next week, but when we're back we'll be planting up various seeds.
We're finding that the soil is quite dry, which seems amazing after all the rain we've had. I suppose it's about drainage, yet we're on London clay, well, I think we are.
Part of some plant in the new (to me) garden blew down in the high winds last night, so I need to get out and put some stakes and string round the rest of it before the next gale.
Talk to me about composting. I've never done it in my life but maybe I should start. Do I get a plastic compost bin and just start filling it with grass cuttings etc? I remember my father building a compost heap at the bottom of our garden out of wood. It was pretty smelly and harboured mice...
Nenya, a plastic bin may be the easiest way to start. Your council may have some at discounted prices or you may see them on local FB pages.
Just putting grass cuttings in is the sure way to get a smelly, slimy mess. The books will tell you that you need a mix of "greens" and "browns", by which they mean a mix of nitrogen rich things like grass cuttings or other stuff that has been actively growing, and dead, carbon rich material such as brown foliage, prunings or cardboard.
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We're off on holiday next week, but when we're back we'll be planting up various seeds.
Talk to me about composting. I've never done it in my life but maybe I should start. Do I get a plastic compost bin and just start filling it with grass cuttings etc? I remember my father building a compost heap at the bottom of our garden out of wood. It was pretty smelly and harboured mice...
Just putting grass cuttings in is the sure way to get a smelly, slimy mess. The books will tell you that you need a mix of "greens" and "browns", by which they mean a mix of nitrogen rich things like grass cuttings or other stuff that has been actively growing, and dead, carbon rich material such as brown foliage, prunings or cardboard.