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Plant new fruit in a fresh position to avoid replant disease and mulch with well-rotted compost, as they are surface rooting and prefer life cool, moist and free draining.
The to-do list: October Dan Pearson 2010
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Already the first brown areas are appearing on the machair where well-rotted weed has been spread not only to enrich the light sandy soil but also to help bind it in a way artificial fertilisers never could.
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Mum and Dad had brought me a present of a bag of well-rotted ten year old horse manure for my roses.
Archive 2005-07-01 Rachel 2005
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Add sieved, well-rotted compost to improve the fertility and moisture retention.
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Decomposed organic matter and well-rotted manure tend to bind the lead and makes it insoluble to plant roots.
Chapter 6 1993
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Interesting new work is being done on using watery compost extract (WCE) as a treatment to encourage crop plant resistance to some fungal diseases. 65 Watery compost extract is a solution made by soaking one part well-rotted compost in six parts water for about 1 week.
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In sandy loam, enriched with well-rotted manure, it attains a height of 2ft. to 3ft.
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My finest specimens have been grown from their cutting state, on a bed of sifted ashes liberally mixed with well-rotted stable manure; in such light material they have not only done well, but, when a few roots were required, they lifted large balls without leaving any fibre in the ground.
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If, therefore, such conditions do not exist, there should be a good dressing of well-rotted stable manure turned in, and a mulching given in early spring.
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I may add that where the soil is naturally light and dry a liberal dressing of well-rotted manure may be dug in with great benefit to the flowers.
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