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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2006 13:58:01 GMT
Hi all, newbie alert ;D
I've just purchased a back of Rock Dust (from SEER centre in Scotland) to trial it on an "almost" created vegetable plot - just need to create the raised beds now the digging has been done.
I was wondering if anyone has used it before and what results you got.
My main two questions are
a) - How do you use/apply it
b) - What would be the ideal crop(s) to "trial" it on to see if it makes a difference.
Thanks
Paul
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Post by Spruance on Sept 26, 2006 14:50:30 GMT
Hi all, newbie alert ;D I've just purchased a back of Rock Dust (from SEER centre in Scotland) to trial it on an "almost" created vegetable plot - just need to create the raised beds now the digging has been done. I was wondering if anyone has used it before and what results you got. My main two questions are a) - How do you use/apply it b) - What would be the ideal crop(s) to "trial" it on to see if it makes a difference. Thanks Paul Hi Paul, Welcome to the board! ;D I must say that I am not familiar with Rock Dust. I've just had a look around online, and it seems that the SEER Centre was featured in a BBC Scotland gardening show called The Beechgrove Garden. They in turn have a factsheet on their website, which will hopefully provide you with a little more information. www.beechgrove.co.uk/factsheets/viewfactsheet.asp?id=7Spruance |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2006 8:49:37 GMT
Thanks Spruance.
If I can get everything up and running in time I'll post any results I get.
Thinking maybe adding it to half my onions and perhaps half my tomatoes next season to see if there is a difference in size/growth etc...
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Post by oldmoleskins on Sept 27, 2006 19:37:56 GMT
I remember a Scotch connection - maybe I was up there at the time and heard the programme, Spru - it featured a couple who had a smallholding and made huge claims for increased yield after a few years of incorporating finely crushed mineral of some sort into their patch. How interesting that it's made the "shelves". My guess would be that the mineral content plus additional free drainage it will promote can do nothing but good - but don't spread it too thinly!
OM.
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