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Growing => Gardens => Topic started by: Beewyched on April 04, 2011, 04:43:56 pm

Title: Top Soil - wanted
Post by: Beewyched on April 04, 2011, 04:43:56 pm

Anyone on the PA10 area got a ton or 2 of topsoil spare?

Coz I'm "in between jobs" at the moment, I've been busier than usual setting seeds & my OH has had to build me a new raised bed  ;D  probs is that I only had enough home-made compost for my other beds & as it was our pigs 1st winter here the poo is not rotted down enough - though looking forward to getting some gourds on it later  :yum:

Title: Re: Top Soil - wanted
Post by: Fleecewife on April 05, 2011, 02:14:10 am

Hi Beewyched.  I can contribute some well-rotted sheep manure if you have room for a couple of sacks full (and the comfrey you are still waiting for which you can dig up yourself now at the weekend  :)).  Choose your topsoil carefully - we were given some which contained all sorts of horrible weeds including the ground elder we are now plagued with.  You might be able to get some from builders clearing a site if you have a trailer.

Title: Re: Top Soil - wanted
Post by: Beewyched on April 07, 2011, 04:48:28 pm

That's brill Juliet, thanks  :wave:

Will find-out some sacks before the weekend, weather looks promising & really looking forward to coming over  :D

Title: Re: Top Soil - wanted
Post by: Fleecewife on April 07, 2011, 07:25:48 pm

It's ok - we have lots of old feed sacks .  Let me know which afternoon suits you best  :wave:

Title: Re: Top Soil - wanted
Post by: Beewyched on April 07, 2011, 07:47:09 pm

Hoping to get the new chuck house & run up tomorrow, is Saturday ok with you?

Title: Re: Top Soil - wanted
Post by: Fleecewife on April 08, 2011, 12:09:45 am

Should be fine and weather better than Sun.  See you then  :wave: