Raised Beds and Lasagne Gardening

[kathyd]

I never thought about using google or bing specifically to search on here, good idea thanks .

[Two_Sheds]

Today on GQT they rubbished lasagne gardening. Bob said that coffee grounds would be too acidic, but they aren't. I've been using them liberally on my gardens for several years.

The only things to fail were seedlings planted in 100% coffee grounds. Up to 25% was fine, mixed with 75% potting compost

Pippa was intrigued and is hoping to give it a try at Sparsholt

[marchogaeth]

Today on GQT they rubbished lasagne gardening. Bob said that coffee grounds would be too acidic, but they aren't. I've been using them liberally on my gardens for several years.

The only things to fail were seedlings planted in 100% coffee grounds. Up to 25% was fine, mixed with 75% potting compost

Pippa was intrigued and is hoping to give it a try at Sparsholt

I bothered to listen to it for once and was disappointed by the responses to say the least, it makes you wonder about everything else they say. They did ask for listeners' experiences-maybe you should take them on.

[Two_Sheds]

disappointed by the responses to say the least

Me too. A while ago they dissed online forums like this one *huff*

They did ask for listeners' experiences-maybe you should take them on.

Actually, I've spent the entire afternoon trying to remember my email password so that I can

[Bigmallly]

Just to support TS's claim.........Bob,eat your hat:

Coffee Grounds and Composting -

[Dorothy rouse]

and in a very minor way to support the coffee grout claim, I put coffee grouts round my hosta plants, and not even one slug ventured near.

[Bill HH]

I don't particularly like lasagne so i call mine cottage pie beds. Either way mine are made from second hand decking and are mostly two boards high, about nine inches. However I was careful to make most of them the same length and width so when needed I can add or remove a layer.
Being common I drink mostly tea do tea bags rot down? anyone.

[Dorothy rouse]

Yes Bill, tea bags do rot down. I also drink tea, only fruit stuff though, people laugh, cos I carry a little supply in my bag.

[Bren In Pots]

Being common I drink mostly tea do tea bags rot down? anyone.

Bill have you thought of ditching the bags and trying loose leaf tea, we've always used '99 tea' from the Co-op its proper tea brewed in a pot and not made from floor sweeping according to my Gran

But there's a couple of companies whos bags rot down Clipper tea is one of them.

[Bill HH]

Bill have you thought of ditching the bags and trying loose leaf tea, we've always used '99 tea' from the Co-op its proper tea brewed in a pot and not made from floor sweeping according to my Gran

But there's a couple of companies whos bags rot down Clipper tea is one of them.

We always used loose tea but bags are so much more convienient. We are so poor we keep one on a string to dip in our cups,lasts two days.

[Bren In Pots]

Bill we use bags when we're camping and thought we were doing well to get two mugs out of one bag

[Bill HH]

Bill we use bags when we're camping and thought we were doing well to get two mugs out of one bag

The truth is I love strong tea and have been known to put 2 tea bags in my cup. I call weak tea "Village hall tea" because the stuff they serve up there is so weak you can see the bottom of the cup.