[cudders]

Right,

Sorry but lots of Qs for next year....

1.  Inherited a tatty greenhouse with some glass missing. It has a flagged interior. Is it best to use pots or growbags? I want to grow toms, cucumber, peppers and maybe chillies.

2. Have about a half ton of chicken poo to scrape out of the shed I inherited. I've been told to scrape out and leave outside for a week or two and then I can use a manure. Is this correct?

3. I have some winter onions and cabbages in. Is there anything else I can plant now? Will Garlic take? What about strawberries?

More soon!

Thanks,

Cudders

[WG.]

3. Now is garlic planting time - I planted almost 300m of drill between yesterday & today.  Also Jerusalem Artichokes - I've also been planting some today.

[WG.]

2. Compost it before use.  It is too fierce to use straight - check manure in the Glossary

[Sally A]

No 1. Go for buckets for toms, you can get a better nutrient mix and if one gets a disease you can just remove it bucket and all (as per blight this year), plant peppers on the staging so they get more heat.

[splodger]

you can plant your fruit during autumn and winter - if ground is workable - best to do on mild, wet days  

if you have the right varieties - broad beans and some peas can go in now to overwinter - so you can have any earlier crop next year.

[cudders]

Ok thanks for the advice. Looks like I'll have to get some rotted manure then to dig in.

I guess the chicken poo will do for next year then..

Cudders

[splodger]

I guess the chicken poo will do for next year then..

Cudders[/quote]

it depends on how old it is - and if it's mixed with anything

if it's just poo - then it will be very strong - so use it sparingly - if you can't wait to let it break down a bit

to avoid this problem - we use leave mould and sandy soil scrapings in our hen houses - the chooks love it - they can have a good scratch around and keeps the houses cleaner - it saves all the chik chit sticking to the wooden floors - is easy to clear up and is ready to go in garden straight away  

if it's neat - try mixing a bit with your compost

[muntjac]

put the chicen poop in a big barrel add water n leave to cook till spring feed plants with it dilute by 50%with water again