tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736928270390224037.post4941266837327663200..comments2024-03-13T07:32:10.632+00:00Comments on Rachel the Gardener: Recycling: Green waste, and Food wasteRachel the Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17025126472323801610noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736928270390224037.post-19987116557330880092016-02-10T08:57:49.169+00:002016-02-10T08:57:49.169+00:00Hi Bob, I didn't realise you were a fellow PGG...Hi Bob, I didn't realise you were a fellow PGG member! *waves enthusiastically*<br /><br />That's very interesting, and no, I wasn't aware of the work of Mr Hills - I shall look him up, forthwith!<br /><br />Mind you, you've neatly highlighted my point - even in the case you mention, the report was done at one point in time, but there is no guarantee that the same results would arise if the tests were repeated today, is there?<br /><br />However, your reply is so interesting that I've now been inspired to write a new post on the subject - watch this space!<br />Rachel the Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17025126472323801610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736928270390224037.post-67830736228905789052016-02-09T21:36:47.738+00:002016-02-09T21:36:47.738+00:00Rachel, I think the results come from a 1 off repo...Rachel, I think the results come from a 1 off report for Fife council so they could give fertility advice to farmers. I did some earlier work with similar results on estate compost manure leafmould mushroom compost. I sent samples to Scottish Agricultural College Penicuik and published in pgg mag July 2009. I've always been interested in this and the definitive work was done by the late Lawrence D Hills of HDRA, now GardenOrganic. There is a booklet pub about 1975 by him called fertility without fertilisers. Hope this is useful. BobBob Bilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17254834758912473131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736928270390224037.post-83831480712041077022016-02-09T17:11:32.792+00:002016-02-09T17:11:32.792+00:00Hi Bob, round here they use it direct on the field...Hi Bob, round here they use it direct on the fields, thus keeping the "compost miles" to an absolute minimum.<br /><br />I'm interested to know how you assess the nutrient value of the stuff that your council produce - it must vary hugely, depending on what went in to it, I would have thought?Rachel the Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17025126472323801610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736928270390224037.post-3151881472345116362016-02-09T16:32:55.368+00:002016-02-09T16:32:55.368+00:00Very interesting Rachel. I use the Fife council st...Very interesting Rachel. I use the Fife council stuff on our community village garden and it's really good. Has some nutrient value as slow release with trace elements as well. The P and K are released in first season and N much slower to release in 2nd and 3rd years.<br />Bob BilsonBob Bilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17254834758912473131noreply@blogger.com