Re: my garden here in Wales
Allan Day wrote:
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> We got 26 sacks of that council compost yesterday at about 2 to the
> dollar and spread it on new ground in the polytunnel and rotavated it
> in. It looks fine, dark and crumbly, and has the merit of being fully
> composted and therefore hopefully weed free, unlike the horse/farmyard
> manure previously used which always has chickweed and other undesirables
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Chickweed is one of the best winter covers, AFAIC. I spreads rapidly in
the autumn and, if the weather remain fairly mild all winter, forms a
nice cover that is easily removed in spring and leaves a fine tilth.
Steve (Maritime...)
