Morning Light: The Fetchland Gardening Wire

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Flatlander Apr 2020 3:10pm, 6 Apr 2020 1,657 posts	0 Flatlander Rosehip, yes it was all in one bag, and yes I was going to cycle home with it (I have carried similar weights before but...... as I was loading the bike to cycle home, someone who happened to live in the next street of my village was also about to leave the GC and they recognised me (I've written elsewhere how "famous" I am in my village!) and offered to take the compost home for me instead of carrying it back on my bike. How kind. I accepted
Garfield Apr 2020 3:13pm, 6 Apr 2020 12,340 posts	0 Garfield Very fortuitous Flatlander...otherwise you would have had an interesting resistance session!
Eynsham Red Apr 2020 4:17pm, 6 Apr 2020 5,552 posts	0 Eynsham Red Incorrectly I made an assumption that Flatlander had a trailer on fitted to his bike]
Columba Apr 2020 4:48pm, 6 Apr 2020 19,570 posts	0 Columba As my boiler burns wood pellets I have lots of wood ash. I add it to the compost. Never tried digging it directly into the ground.
Columba Apr 2020 4:52pm, 6 Apr 2020 19,571 posts	0 Columba This afternoon I have been digging out an area where I grew chard last year. Several chard plants have survived the winter and are growing up again from the base. I moved three of them to the bed where I'm planning to grow this year's chard. Has anyone tried this, and if so was it successful?
jacdaw Apr 2020 4:58pm, 6 Apr 2020 2,945 posts	0 jacdaw Wood ash is high in potassium, so good for fruit production. I scatter it around my fruit trees and bushes. I wonder if it is good for tomatoes?
Rosehip Apr 2020 5:51pm, 6 Apr 2020 15,545 posts	0 Rosehip I'm glad you're "famous" Flatlander
Flatlander Apr 2020 5:57pm, 6 Apr 2020 1,661 posts	0 Flatlander Oops, just realised I wrote 60kg - I meant 60L! embarrassed face. I am "famous" because I run and/or cycle every day, so people see me and because I am distinctive, they recognise me
Eynsham Red Apr 2020 6:02pm, 6 Apr 2020 5,554 posts	0 Eynsham Red 60L is not an inconsiderable load to heave on a bike!
Dvorak Apr 2020 6:31pm, 6 Apr 2020 19,412 posts	0 Dvorak Not 60 kg I'm tremendically disappointed Today i went out to the greenhouse - and just sat in the sun. No work done