Do I need to fertilise?

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Judd

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Do I need to fertilise?
« on: January 08, 2012, 17:49 »
My plot has not been grown on for years,the bloke next door took his on and it had been the same .He told me it grows really well as do most of the other plot owners.
He also said I won't need to put down any fertiliser(Manure etc) for the first years growing.
I can get loads of horse manure but do I need to bother?
It's better to burn out than to fade away !!     ;)

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Re: Do I need to fertilise?
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2012, 17:52 »
get as much manure as you can and stack it for digging in next autumn/winter.
You may find you still need to top up nutrients through this year with a general fertiliser

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Re: Do I need to fertilise?
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2012, 17:53 »
Yes, you do. It's an order. :dry:
"Words... I know exactly what words I'm wanting to say, but somehow or other they is always getting squiff-squiddled around." R Dahl

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Re: Do I need to fertilise?
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2012, 17:58 »
Ok Sir Gobs!
Do I just throw it on top and dig it in after a while?
Oh yeah,what's FBB?

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Re: Do I need to fertilise?
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2012, 17:58 »
Fish Blood and Bone
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...

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Re: Do I need to fertilise?
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2012, 17:59 »
Sir Gobs? ....oh err Gobs is female  :lol:

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Re: Do I need to fertilise?
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2012, 18:02 »
Ok Sir Gobs!
Do I just throw it on top and dig it in after a while?
Oh yeah,what's FBB?

As per Mum, hoard and stack it like hamster, when you can.

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Re: Do I need to fertilise?
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2012, 18:03 »
Oh B****R.........I keep making that mistake I did it last week wit Yorkie :blush:
Sorry Gobs.

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Re: Do I need to fertilise?
« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2012, 18:06 »
If it's not been used for some time, they say virgin soil is some of the best
However, fertiliser is food and if you don't feed you won't grow well
Soil test for nuetrients

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Re: Do I need to fertilise?
« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2012, 18:07 »
I don't need to hoard it as loads of people on the allotments have horses.A friend of mine actually has 28 of the sites and he's got about 6 or 7 horses.
I'll just have to find well rotted pile.

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Re: Do I need to fertilise?
« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2012, 18:08 »
I don't need to hoard it as loads of people on the allotments have horses.A friend of mine actually has 28 of the sites and he's got about 6 or 7 horses.
I'll just have to find well rotted pile.

Lucky sod. :tongue2:

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Re: Do I need to fertilise?
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2012, 18:56 »
this is getting beyond the ridiculous and usable, guys.



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