Author Topic: disposing of used shavings used a s bedding (Read 12799 times)

egglady · « **Reply #15 on:** April 28, 2010, 09:29:42 am »

I'm going to try planting squashes and pumpkins in my muck heap this year (straw/hay/dung) as I read somewhere that pumpkins adore it! apparently you just dig a hole and pop in the plant when it's a reasonable size with just the compost from it's pot...and some months later you have a fab veggie!!!

our horses only stay in during the winter months,, so this is ideal for us. might be useful?

Daisy · « **Reply #16 on:** April 28, 2010, 05:50:16 pm »

Oh I might give that a try egglady, oh just thought that won't work as the

will have access to them doh

juliag · « **Reply #17 on:** April 28, 2010, 06:05:53 pm »

we use miscanthus, rots down quickly!! Shavings were a nightmare , we still have the manure heaps from when we use shavings from 4 yrs ago!!

Wizard · « **Reply #18 on:** April 28, 2010, 07:55:47 pm »

The Vegatable Marrow Green Bush likes to grow on the muck hill used to do some every year and Gardeners Delight Tomato They need a stick to hold them up though egglady

egglady · « **Reply #19 on:** April 28, 2010, 09:25:42 pm »

Quote from: Wizard on April 28, 2010, 07:55:47 pm

The Vegatable Marrow Green Bush likes to grow on the muck hill used to do some every year and Gardeners Delight Tomato They need a stick to hold them up though egglady

oh, never thought to do tomatoes - thanks wizard, think i'll give that a go. do you think ailsa craig would aslso grow well on the muck heap?

Wizard · « **Reply #20 on:** April 29, 2010, 08:55:29 am »

Hello lass not heard of it being done! I no doubt have jumped to onions and you mean tomatoes thats what becomes of being 3 score and 10 + Cannot see why not.The reason I always go on about Gardeners Delight is they are so universal nice and small .They eat well off the plant when I walk past and pull one,they eat well in a salad,they fry well if you leave them in a dish to go over a little and they bottle well in jars in the pressure cooker and store real good with an excellent flavour.Just a little something of nothing egglady I have never had much success with Beefsteak varieties they are always dry and woody to me.

yum yum

hexhammeasure · « **Reply #21 on:** April 29, 2010, 01:01:25 pm »

we are experimenting with using used shavings for mulching as we can get it easily from horsey friends. its rotting down in the our woods until next spring then we will apply it as mulch to the flower beds and fruit beds.

I think I might try the squashes and courgettes in the heap this year and see what happens. although the heap is in dappled shade and can be attacked by grey squirels it might work.