Hi Marie here

[Marie2020]

I wouldn't know the difference 😂 I guess my version would be closer to how they sound on The Crown 🤣
Have you lived in UK your whole life?

Yes, always. The land of hope and gory, I mean glory

 

[Marie2020]

Same here. Deep mulch, cardboard. I pick up wood chips at town dump compost area. always a struggle to have enough mulch.

Thank you for the welcome and good advice.

Now I'm wondering if the wood and straw from the coup be good to save to bulk out, I really have to start from scratch! .

 

[Marie2020]

Marie, I'll not use straw in my garden. Here, in the states, it is most likely to be contaminated with glyphosphates or other herbicides. Some of the new generation herbicides can poison your soil for DECADES. If you see curled/crinkled leaves or lack of growth after using straw, that could be your problem. I believe @CrealCritter poisoned his garden when he used some contaminated compost or manure on a garden spot. Perhaps he'll weigh in. I use hay from a local farmer, and am actually pleased to see it loaded with weeds. In spite of my long standing experience with him, I ask him, every single season if he's haying any fields that have been herbicide treated.

Thanks very much for your valuable advice. I will speak to the farmer that supplies my straw, it looks perfect. I found a really good way to store it now, it used to get damp in my make shift greenhouse so was wasted. I now use a screw on top bin and it looks as fresh as the day it arrived this way. But as I've said I will ask the farmer what his process is.

 

[flowerbug]

i won't accept leaves that others have raked from a lawn in town simply because i have gotten way too much rash in them and it ends up being more work to get all that out of there. until i have vetted the material and the collector of that material i won't accept it.

 

[HornyToadAcres]

Marie, I'll not use straw in my garden. Here, in the states, it is most likely to be contaminated with glyphosphates or other herbicides. Some of the new generation herbicides can poison your soil for DECADES. If you see curled/crinkled leaves or lack of growth after using straw, that could be your problem. I believe @CrealCritter poisoned his garden when he used some contaminated compost or manure on a garden spot. Perhaps he'll weigh in. I use hay from a local farmer, and am actually pleased to see it loaded with weeds. In spite of my long standing experience with him, I ask him, every single season if he's haying any fields that have been herbicide treated.

C R A P - never thought of that - it goes for hay as well, doesn't it? Or does it, or do you have to know where it is coming from? I mean, not only am I feeding my bunnies coastal hay that I have no idea where it came from but I also just mulched my precious (to me) new bamboo plants with it.

 

[Marie2020]

Good MOOrnin Marie! Glad you've joined
I had no idea you were from the UK! Totally awesome! Now, I'll be reading your posts with an accent. Hahaha
Like you, I'm hoping to get better at gardening

Please don't get my accent mixed up with theetonspeaking people my goodness those people can talk but they just don't seem to say anything.

 

[Daisy]

Welcome

 

[Marie2020]

Welcome from VA.....not just an accent you may have but, some words and phrases will need explanation. 🤔 one that comes to mind is "bonnet" which we call a hood...on a car. 😁. I'm sure we have things to explain, too. It's fun to learn.

As to gardening, have you tried straw bale, container or raised beds?

Hello thank you for your welcome.

Yes, we have many different phases and accents around the UK. It's the same because some of us could also do with a translator.

I have only just asked a question about straw too @Lazy Gardener . But I've never heard of bale planting, I have added straw to my potatoes soil in the past but didn't get a very good crop

 

[The Porch]

👩‍🌾 Hello 2021 New folks, Good Morning and Welcome to The S.S. Family! 👩‍🌾

 

[Marie2020]

👩‍🌾 Hello 2021 New folks, Good Morning and Welcome to The S.S. Family! 👩‍🌾

Thank you. I am not in very often but drop by from time to time. There's some really good directions given by the members here and I really appreciate the help.

Have a good day