what do you give back to your veg patch

[Marsh Monkey]

cow muck , well rotted of course way better than horse but check that the cows haven't been grazed on fields that have been sprayed with graz-on or thislex it knackers your veg big time...

[se7enthdevil]

any sort of muck, and stuff from the table like vegetable skins, apple cores that will rot down.

 

i don't see why ash should be used sparingly on a veg patch as volcanoes are some of the most fertile places on earth and they're not short of ash in those soils...

[DN22 Gardening]

I've got about 40 ton of well rotted woodchip if your interested 😝

 

 

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[predator]

I've got about 40 ton of well rotted woodchip if your interested

 

 

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interesting woodchip dugin/rotovated into the soil h,mm not so sure its the rite thing though i thought it would suppress not encourage and rejuvinate/feed the soil etc i,e does it not become acidic ???

[Logrod]

veg peelings, barbeque remains, leaves, hedge chip and even wood shavings from the lathe or planer all go into the compost heap and from there onto the garden

[felixthelogchopper]

interesting woodchip dugin/rotovated into the soil h,mm not so sure its the rite thing though i thought it would suppress not encourage and rejuvinate/feed the soil etc i,e does it not become acidic ???

 

Only if it's conifer, I think.

[Goaty]

I dump my woodstove ash, parents lawn clippings composted with wood dust/shavings from firewood cutting on mine. Try to vary where it gets put. I have only got 5x8mtr plot.

[Lee Winger]

Bullock and pig manure are by far the best manures, according to the guys up the allotments. The Chinese used to use 'night soil' in other words human feces.

Edited January 29, 2014 by Lee Winger

[ShooTa]

as said wood ash - sparingly.

[eggsarascal]

Bullock and pig manure are by far the best manures, according to the guys up the allotments. The Chinese used to use 'night soil' in other words human feces.

 

Here in the UK we were still putting raw sewage on the land in 1999/2000, or there abouts.