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mark smyth

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Bulb Log 29 - 21st July
« on: July 23, 2010, 11:42:49 AM »
Ian where do you buy or collect volcanic dust?
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Re: Bulb Log 29 - 21st July
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2010, 12:33:33 PM »
Mark,  the rock dust is from  a Scottish couple, Cameron and Moira Thomson, who have been researching its use for about 15 years
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Re: Bulb Log 29 - 21st July
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2010, 02:11:31 PM »
thanks
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Re: Bulb Log 29 - 21st July
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2010, 03:30:31 PM »
Hello Ian ,

How many gramms of this rock dust you add it per ltr. of compost ?

On the label of my rock dust is only written :
12,5 kg per 100 qm ....

Thank you
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Re: Bulb Log 29 - 21st July
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2010, 04:16:45 PM »
I have used Black Rock Phosphate on all my bulbs and plants for yearss.  It comes in 50# bags here.  It is part of a "Complete Organic Fertilizer".  Has done wonders for my Colchicums

Kelp meal
Dolomitic lime
Seed meal ( cotton, rape seed or Alfalfa)
Gypsum
Blood meal
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Re: Bulb Log 29 - 21st July
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2010, 06:43:42 PM »
The Icelanders ought to be able to make a fortune from this :P
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Re: Bulb Log 29 - 21st July
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2010, 07:11:11 PM »
I do not measure the quantities very accurately at all as I said in the bulb log I add a good pinch, the amount I can pick up between my thumb and two fingers, to 7 &9cm pots perhaps slightly more in 11 & 13 cm ones. In my compost mix I add the same quantity of rock dust as I do of bone meal which is a mug full to 5 buckets of ingredients.

I think that part of the advantage of using these more organic type additaves is that they can do less harm than the concentrated chemical forms of fertiliser.

If you want to read more about how and why I use rock dust check out these links.
 
http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2007/210607/log.html

http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2007/260607/log.html
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Re: Bulb Log 29 - 21st July
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2010, 07:54:52 PM »
Many thanks for all your informations !

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Re: Bulb Log 29 - 21st July
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2010, 08:10:19 PM »
Anyone else having problems viewing the pdf pages of the bulb logs, or is it just me? I keep getting bits missing, photos funny colours and Adobe messages saying there's a problem with the pdf and/or not enough information to display the page. Other, non bulb log, pdfs display okay for me. Not had this problem before.
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Re: Bulb Log 29 - 21st July
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2010, 08:18:52 PM »
I had a similar problem when I was looking at an IRG issue online the other night, Martin. Was very worried that the file had been corrupted in some way and was about to take action to remove it and re-do it when I was sidetracked by something else. Went back an hour later and all loaded first time and with no problem. I thought it might be a connection problem that was transient.
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Re: Bulb Log 29 - 21st July
« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2010, 08:38:07 AM »
For mail order the cheapest place I found was

http://www.harrodhorticultural.com/HarrodSite/search/product/Organic_Feeds_and_Fertilisers_Granular_Plant_Food/GFE-001.htm

and if use the promotional code lvgg you will save another 10%

and if you live close to Gloucester then use http://pinetumproducts.co.uk/ and pick up their own label one £10 for 20kg

And if you want bulk then use http://www.angus-horticulture.co.uk/ and telephone for a quote
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Re: Bulb Log 29 - 21st July
« Reply #11 on: July 24, 2010, 09:16:53 AM »
Anyone else having problems viewing the pdf pages of the bulb logs, or is it just me? I keep getting bits missing, photos funny colours and Adobe messages saying there's a problem with the pdf and/or not enough information to display the page. Other, non bulb log, pdfs display okay for me. Not had this problem before.

It happened to me once Martin and I cured it by deleting Acrobat Reader and downloading a new version.
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Re: Bulb Log 29 - 21st July
« Reply #12 on: July 24, 2010, 11:01:10 AM »
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Anyone else having problems viewing the pdf pages of the bulb logs, or is it just me? I keep getting bits missing, photos funny colours and Adobe messages saying there's a problem with the pdf and/or not enough information to display the page. Other, non bulb log, pdfs display okay for me. Not had this problem before.

Martin, we do create the PDF files to some degree in a backward compatible format but it depends on how old your Adobe reader is. I decided that to give the best image quality and keep the files to a reasonable size we could not make the files compatible with all older versions of Adobe reader so I optimise for the last couple of years.
As adobe reader is free and quick to download I do suggest that everyone updates to the latest version if you have not updated in the last year or two.
Occasional problems can occur in the download due to connection or browser glitches, these are usually only temporary and simply trying again will normally rectify any corruptions.
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Re: Bulb Log 29 - 21st July
« Reply #13 on: July 24, 2010, 11:19:28 AM »
For mail order the cheapest place I found was

http://www.harrodhorticultural.com/HarrodSite/search/product/Organic_Feeds_and_Fertilisers_Granular_Plant_Food/GFE-001.htm

and if use the promotional code lvgg you will save another 10%

and if you live close to Gloucester then use http://pinetumproducts.co.uk/ and pick up their own label one £10 for 20kg

And if you want bulk then use http://www.angus-horticulture.co.uk/ and telephone for a quote

very helpful, Neil, thanks!
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Re: Bulb Log 29 - 21st July
« Reply #14 on: July 24, 2010, 11:58:07 AM »
I did think that reinstalling Adobe Reader might be a good idea but hadn't got around to it. Have now done that and now no problems viewing the latest bulb log. Odd though, as this is a brand new computer I had recently downloaded the latest version, Adobe Reader 9.3.3, which is exactly what I just re-downloaded now (although the download did say 9.3.3 Update, so maybe there was a glitch which has been patched?)
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