Hi there

Just dropping out of lurk mode to post a question. This follows on from a
post I made last year about my garden subsiding into the ditch that runs
across the back of my property.

Thanks to the advice of the people here I've managed to shore up the the
wall of the ditch, but somebody advised me to scatter the following seed mix
over it to stabilise the soil...

http://www.germinalamenity.com/produ...nd-embankments)

However, is this really suitable for a drainage ditch? This stuff appears to
be designed with drought tolerance in mind. Well, top of the ditch might be
dry, but the bottom is always going to be wet. Plus, this stuff only comes
in 20kg bags and I need less than a kilo (area is approx 6m long x 2.25
wide) and at around £100 a bag, isn't exactly cheap.

Any suggestions on how to get hold of a small quantity of a suitable seed
mix? Obviously, I don't want to pay through the nose for way more than what
I need, particularly as it might not be 100% suitable for its intended
purpose. I've done a bit of Googling but am a bit out of my field here.

Thanks in advance!


--
Best Wishes
Simon T (Dark Angel)
http://www.realmofhorror.co.uk
http://twitter.com/RealmofHorror
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Realm-...43030832454357

"Simon T" wrote in message ...

Hi there

Just dropping out of lurk mode to post a question. This follows on from a
post I made last year about my garden subsiding into the ditch that runs
across the back of my property.

Thanks to the advice of the people here I've managed to shore up the the
wall of the ditch, but somebody advised me to scatter the following seed
mix over it to stabilise the soil...

http://www.germinalamenity.com/produ...nd-embankments)

However, is this really suitable for a drainage ditch? This stuff appears
to be designed with drought tolerance in mind. Well, top of the ditch might
be dry, but the bottom is always going to be wet. Plus, this stuff only
comes in 20kg bags and I need less than a kilo (area is approx 6m long x
2.25 wide) and at around £100 a bag, isn't exactly cheap.

Any suggestions on how to get hold of a small quantity of a suitable seed
mix? Obviously, I don't want to pay through the nose for way more than what
I need, particularly as it might not be 100% suitable for its intended
purpose. I've done a bit of Googling but am a bit out of my field here.

Thanks in advance!



Push some willow whips into the bank. They'll root quickly and hold things
together

Andrew

In article ,
says...

"Simon T" wrote in message ...

Hi there

Just dropping out of lurk mode to post a question. This follows on from a
post I made last year about my garden subsiding into the ditch that runs
across the back of my property.

Thanks to the advice of the people here I've managed to shore up the the
wall of the ditch, but somebody advised me to scatter the following seed
mix over it to stabilise the soil...

http://www.germinalamenity.com/produ...nd-embankments)

However, is this really suitable for a drainage ditch? This stuff appears
to be designed with drought tolerance in mind. Well, top of the ditch might
be dry, but the bottom is always going to be wet. Plus, this stuff only
comes in 20kg bags and I need less than a kilo (area is approx 6m long x
2.25 wide) and at around £100 a bag, isn't exactly cheap.

Any suggestions on how to get hold of a small quantity of a suitable seed
mix? Obviously, I don't want to pay through the nose for way more than what
I need, particularly as it might not be 100% suitable for its intended
purpose. I've done a bit of Googling but am a bit out of my field here.

Thanks in advance!



Push some willow whips into the bank. They'll root quickly and hold things
together

I wonder what would happen if you cut (say) 10 foot lengths of willow &
shove both ends into the earth?

There's a fair chance that both ends would root.


--
Sam

"Sam Plusnet" wrote in message
...

In article ,
says...

"Simon T" wrote in message ...

Hi there

Just dropping out of lurk mode to post a question. This follows on from
a
post I made last year about my garden subsiding into the ditch that runs
across the back of my property.

Thanks to the advice of the people here I've managed to shore up the the
wall of the ditch, but somebody advised me to scatter the following seed
mix over it to stabilise the soil...

http://www.germinalamenity.com/produ...nd-embankments)

However, is this really suitable for a drainage ditch? This stuff
appears
to be designed with drought tolerance in mind. Well, top of the ditch
might
be dry, but the bottom is always going to be wet. Plus, this stuff only
comes in 20kg bags and I need less than a kilo (area is approx 6m long x
2.25 wide) and at around £100 a bag, isn't exactly cheap.

Any suggestions on how to get hold of a small quantity of a suitable
seed
mix? Obviously, I don't want to pay through the nose for way more than
what
I need, particularly as it might not be 100% suitable for its intended
purpose. I've done a bit of Googling but am a bit out of my field here.

Thanks in advance!



Push some willow whips into the bank. They'll root quickly and hold
things
together

I wonder what would happen if you cut (say) 10 foot lengths of willow &
shove both ends into the earth?

There's a fair chance that both ends would root.



The trendy gardener types do that all the time - they make 'living arches'
and other strange concoctions.

I had a pile of willow logs that had been culled from a local stream bank -
when they came to me they'd been felled for a year. I left them for another
18 months before sorting them out, and a significant proportion of those
'dead logs' had sprouted and grown roots and buds !

Andrew

Andrew

On Thu, 27 Mar 2014 21:19:37 -0000
"Simon T" wrote:

Hi there

Just dropping out of lurk mode to post a question. This follows on
from a post I made last year about my garden subsiding into the ditch
that runs across the back of my property.

Thanks to the advice of the people here I've managed to shore up the
the wall of the ditch, but somebody advised me to scatter the
following seed mix over it to stabilise the soil...

http://www.germinalamenity.com/produ...nd-embankments)

However, is this really suitable for a drainage ditch? This stuff
appears to be designed with drought tolerance in mind. Well, top of
the ditch might be dry, but the bottom is always going to be wet.
Plus, this stuff only comes in 20kg bags and I need less than a kilo
(area is approx 6m long x 2.25 wide) and at around £100 a bag, isn't
exactly cheap.

Any suggestions on how to get hold of a small quantity of a suitable
seed mix? Obviously, I don't want to pay through the nose for way
more than what I need, particularly as it might not be 100% suitable
for its intended purpose. I've done a bit of Googling but am a bit
out of my field here.

Thanks in advance!



No idea how good it is, but I was researching this exact same thing,
and came across this:
http://www.phoenixamenity.co.uk/free-delivery/
They offer a seed mix for stabilising banks:

Mixture is:
*_River Bank Mix_*
20% Reed Canary Grass
20% RSMG
30% Strong CRF
20% Timothy
10% Red Clover

·Qty: T.B.A. (suggested sowing rate @ 25g per m2)

·Cost @ £12.00 per kg

--
Davey.

"Davey" wrote in message ...
No idea how good it is, but I was researching this exact same thing,
and came across this:
http://www.phoenixamenity.co.uk/free-delivery/
They offer a seed mix for stabilising banks:

Thanks for that, couldn't seem to find the seed mix you referred to on that
site though.

Was that the right link?


--
Best Wishes
Simon (Dark Angel)
http://www.realmofhorror.co.uk
http://twitter.com/RealmofHorror
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Realm-...43030832454357

On 28/03/2014 08:29, Simon T wrote:
"Davey" wrote in message ...
No idea how good it is, but I was researching this exact same thing,
and came across this:
http://www.phoenixamenity.co.uk/free-delivery/
They offer a seed mix for stabilising banks:

Thanks for that, couldn't seem to find the seed mix you referred to on
that site though.

Nor could I, but it is a fascinating site.

Colin Bignell

On 27/03/2014 21:19, Simon T wrote:
Hi there

Just dropping out of lurk mode to post a question. This follows on from
a post I made last year about my garden subsiding into the ditch that
runs across the back of my property.

What direction does the bank face?

Thanks to the advice of the people here I've managed to shore up the the
wall of the ditch, but somebody advised me to scatter the following seed
mix over it to stabilise the soil...

http://www.germinalamenity.com/produ...nd-embankments)

However, is this really suitable for a drainage ditch? This stuff
appears to be designed with drought tolerance in mind. Well, top of the
ditch might be dry, but the bottom is always going to be wet. Plus, this
stuff only comes in 20kg bags and I need less than a kilo (area is
approx 6m long x 2.25 wide) and at around £100 a bag, isn't exactly cheap.

Not sure that seed mix is really what you want. You need something that
will make a strong tangle of mostly shallow roots with a few deep ones.
Cross posted to u.r.gardening since you will get a wider audience of
knowledgable folk there who will make other suggestions.

Lupins, nettle, buddleia and willow spring to mind as things that will
probably tolerate those conditions and maybe one of the moderately
invasive short bamboos. You should be able to get seed or cuttings of
the first four for next to nothing.

Be careful what you wish for though some of the faster growing bank
stabilising plants can be thuggish brutes if they like your conditions.

Don't plant himalayan balsam under any circumstances and grub it up if
it arrives spontaneously!

Any suggestions on how to get hold of a small quantity of a suitable
seed mix? Obviously, I don't want to pay through the nose for way more
than what I need, particularly as it might not be 100% suitable for its
intended purpose. I've done a bit of Googling but am a bit out of my
field here.

Thanks in advance!



--
Regards,
Martin Brown

In article ,
Martin Brown wrote:
On 27/03/2014 21:19, Simon T wrote:

Just dropping out of lurk mode to post a question. This follows on from
a post I made last year about my garden subsiding into the ditch that
runs across the back of my property.

What direction does the bank face?

Plus how much sun it gets, the soil type and most of all where in
the UK you are.

Not sure that seed mix is really what you want. You need something that
will make a strong tangle of mostly shallow roots with a few deep ones.
Cross posted to u.r.gardening since you will get a wider audience of
knowledgable folk there who will make other suggestions.

Yes.

Lupins, nettle, buddleia and willow spring to mind as things that will
probably tolerate those conditions and maybe one of the moderately
invasive short bamboos. You should be able to get seed or cuttings of
the first four for next to nothing.

Buddleia? Its preferred conditions are more like scree, though
it is pretty adaptable. But one key question is how much winter
rain. If a lot, then the cover needs to be evergreen or with
surface roots, to discourage run-off. Periwinkle might not like
the bottom, but would certainly do the job, especially in
combination with Cornus and Salix (willow, sallow etc.)

Plants that form almost impenetrable tangles, but are deciduous,
include mint and lily of the valley. A shrub that should do well
is Cornus alba/siberica, and it can be cut down hard if needed
(and looks best when stems are cut out at the end of their second
year).

Be careful what you wish for though some of the faster growing bank
stabilising plants can be thuggish brutes if they like your conditions.

As are several I have mentioned :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:29:03 -0000
"Simon T" wrote:

"Davey" wrote in message ...
No idea how good it is, but I was researching this exact same thing,
and came across this:
http://www.phoenixamenity.co.uk/free-delivery/
They offer a seed mix for stabilising banks:

Thanks for that, couldn't seem to find the seed mix you referred to
on that site though.

Was that the right link?



Sorry for confusion.
The banking mix is not shown on the website, but when I asked them via
e-mail, the mix I quoted is what they replied with. Unfortunately, as
it's not on the website, they charge for delivery, but if it's the right
solution, no big deal. I haven't ordered it yet, but I will soon.

--
Davey.

On 27/03/2014 22:10, Andrew Mawson wrote:
"Simon T" wrote in message ...

Hi there

Just dropping out of lurk mode to post a question. This follows on
from a post I made last year about my garden subsiding into the ditch
that runs across the back of my property.

Thanks to the advice of the people here I've managed to shore up the
the wall of the ditch, but somebody advised me to scatter the
following seed mix over it to stabilise the soil...

http://www.germinalamenity.com/produ...nd-embankments)

However, is this really suitable for a drainage ditch? This stuff
appears to be designed with drought tolerance in mind. Well, top of
the ditch might be dry, but the bottom is always going to be wet.
Plus, this stuff only comes in 20kg bags and I need less than a kilo
(area is approx 6m long x 2.25 wide) and at around £100 a bag, isn't
exactly cheap.

Any suggestions on how to get hold of a small quantity of a suitable
seed mix? Obviously, I don't want to pay through the nose for way more
than what I need, particularly as it might not be 100% suitable for
its intended purpose. I've done a bit of Googling but am a bit out of
my field here.

Thanks in advance!



Push some willow whips into the bank. They'll root quickly and hold
things together

Unless it is closer than 25 metres from any buildings.


--
Peter Crosland

"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message...

What direction does the bank face?

Plus how much sun it gets, the soil type and most of all where in
the UK you are.

OK, I'll try and answer your questions as best as possible.

Bank faces approximately west, I live in Lincolnshire, not sure of the soil
type. Its topsoil, but that's all I know. My friend was digging out his
borders ready for gravelling, so I came along with my wheelbarrow and
pilfered it. Not sure exactly how much sun it gets, parts are shaded by a
couple of nearby trees, but can't tell you much more.

Lupins, nettle, buddleia and willow spring to mind as things that will
probably tolerate those conditions and maybe one of the moderately
invasive short bamboos. You should be able to get seed or cuttings of
the first four for next to nothing.

Buddleia? Its preferred conditions are more like scree, though
it is pretty adaptable. But one key question is how much winter
rain. If a lot, then the cover needs to be evergreen or with
surface roots, to discourage run-off. Periwinkle might not like
the bottom, but would certainly do the job, especially in
combination with Cornus and Salix (willow, sallow etc.)

Plants that form almost impenetrable tangles, but are deciduous,
include mint and lily of the valley. A shrub that should do well
is Cornus alba/siberica, and it can be cut down hard if needed
(and looks best when stems are cut out at the end of their second
year).

I have slight difficulty getting access to the bank to plant stuff as
there's a 3ft fence I have to scale first, plus as a lot of the soil I've
shovelled down there is still settling I'm wary about trampling all over it
to plant stuff, hence why I was seeing if there was a seed mix I could
simply scatter over the fence that would bind things together as it grew.

I will warn you I have a completely green thumb when it comes to gardening,
I have no idea what most of these plants are you refer to so am a bit out of
my depth here when it comes to selecting, planting, sowing plants/seeds etc.


--
Best Wishes
Simon T (Dark Angel)
http://www.realmofhorror.co.uk
http://twitter.com/RealmofHorror
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Realm-...43030832454357

On 28/03/2014 09:36, Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article ,
Martin Brown wrote:
On 27/03/2014 21:19, Simon T wrote:

Not sure that seed mix is really what you want. You need something that
will make a strong tangle of mostly shallow roots with a few deep ones.
Cross posted to u.r.gardening since you will get a wider audience of
knowledgable folk there who will make other suggestions.

Yes.

Lupins, nettle, buddleia and willow spring to mind as things that will
probably tolerate those conditions and maybe one of the moderately
invasive short bamboos. You should be able to get seed or cuttings of
the first four for next to nothing.

Buddleia? Its preferred conditions are more like scree, though

But will grow in our heavy waterlogged clay right through to sun baked
brick wall - the only thing that varies is how much it flowers.

it is pretty adaptable. But one key question is how much winter
rain. If a lot, then the cover needs to be evergreen or with
surface roots, to discourage run-off. Periwinkle might not like
the bottom, but would certainly do the job, especially in
combination with Cornus and Salix (willow, sallow etc.)

I like the idea of cornus and periwinkle the stems are striking and
again it is easy growing almost indestructible. The OP should probably
look for these sorts of things at local plants for sale events raising
funds for church/school/playgroup. They tend to have things that seed
profusely, grow vigorously and reliably at very modest prices.

Plants that form almost impenetrable tangles, but are deciduous,
include mint and lily of the valley. A shrub that should do well
is Cornus alba/siberica, and it can be cut down hard if needed
(and looks best when stems are cut out at the end of their second
year).

In the same vein wild garlic if you don't mind the pong.

Be careful what you wish for though some of the faster growing bank
stabilising plants can be thuggish brutes if they like your conditions.

As are several I have mentioned :-)

Indeed. Given he says it is inaccessible and outside his garden I would
probably go for nettles, lupins and a few shrubby things. ISTR they use
species lupins in Iceland to stabilise wind blow volcanic dust.

And again you should be able to get plenty of cheap unnamed seed from
anyone who has one in their garden. Poppies and aquilegia might also be
able to fight their way into a wild flower mix on a bank.

(I certainly wouldn't be spending money on expensive seed mixtures)

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

On Fri, 28 Mar 2014 12:57:53 -0000
"Simon T" wrote:

I will warn you I have a completely green thumb when it comes to
gardening, I have no idea what most of these plants are you refer to
so am a bit out of my depth here when it comes to selecting,
planting, sowing plants/seeds etc.

Surely a 'green thumb' implies that you are very successful in the
garden, whereas I think you mean you are green, as in 'inexperienced'?

--
Davey.

Simon T wrote:
Hi there

Just dropping out of lurk mode to post a question. This follows on
from a post I made last year about my garden subsiding into the ditch
that runs across the back of my property.

Thanks to the advice of the people here I've managed to shore up the
the wall of the ditch, but somebody advised me to scatter the
following seed mix over it to stabilise the soil...

http://www.germinalamenity.com/produ...nd-embankments)

However, is this really suitable for a drainage ditch? This stuff
appears to be designed with drought tolerance in mind. Well, top of
the ditch might be dry, but the bottom is always going to be wet.
Plus, this stuff only comes in 20kg bags and I need less than a kilo
(area is approx 6m long x 2.25 wide) and at around £100 a bag, isn't
exactly cheap.
Any suggestions on how to get hold of a small quantity of a suitable
seed mix? Obviously, I don't want to pay through the nose for way
more than what I need, particularly as it might not be 100% suitable
for its intended purpose. I've done a bit of Googling but am a bit
out of my field here.
Thanks in advance!

Some of the cheapo shops (B&M bargains, Home Bargains and poundshops etc)
have half kilo boxes of wild flower seeds*, poppies, agrimoney, lupin,
buttercup and such likes, I'd be tempted to scatter a few of these over the
area along with a few hawethorn seedlings, this way, you encourage wildlife
and birds to the area and add a bit of colour for next to nothing money
wise.

*
upon closer inspection, my box cost me £1.50 and over half the weight of the
box is sawdust, but still enough to cover 5m2

"Davey" wrote in message ...
Surely a 'green thumb' implies that you are very successful in the
garden, whereas I think you mean you are green, as in 'inexperienced'?

It was my understanding that "Green fingers" meant good at gardening. By
having a green thumb, I meant I'm a bit ham-fisted/inept at it.


--
Best Wishes
Simon T
http://www.realmofhorror.co.uk
http://twitter.com/RealmofHorror
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Realm-...43030832454357

On 28/03/2014 15:30, Simon T wrote:
"Davey" wrote in message ...
Surely a 'green thumb' implies that you are very successful in the
garden, whereas I think you mean you are green, as in 'inexperienced'?

It was my understanding that "Green fingers" meant good at gardening.
By having a green thumb, I meant I'm a bit ham-fisted/inept at it.


Ah, so you have a brown thumb, then.

--
Tciao for Now!

John.

On Fri, 28 Mar 2014 15:30:47 -0000
"Simon T" wrote:

"Davey" wrote in message ...
Surely a 'green thumb' implies that you are very successful in the
garden, whereas I think you mean you are green, as in
'inexperienced'?

It was my understanding that "Green fingers" meant good at
gardening. By having a green thumb, I meant I'm a bit
ham-fisted/inept at it.



Maybe the 'green thumb' term is more used in Canada and the US, where I
lived for 30-odd years.

--
Davey.

"Simon T" wrote in message ...

"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message...

What direction does the bank face?

Plus how much sun it gets, the soil type and most of all where in
the UK you are.

OK, I'll try and answer your questions as best as possible.

Bank faces approximately west, I live in Lincolnshire, not sure of the soil
type. Its topsoil, but that's all I know. My friend was digging out his
borders ready for gravelling, so I came along with my wheelbarrow and
pilfered it. Not sure exactly how much sun it gets, parts are shaded by a
couple of nearby trees, but can't tell you much more.

Lupins, nettle, buddleia and willow spring to mind as things that will
probably tolerate those conditions and maybe one of the moderately
invasive short bamboos. You should be able to get seed or cuttings of
the first four for next to nothing.

Buddleia? Its preferred conditions are more like scree, though
it is pretty adaptable. But one key question is how much winter
rain. If a lot, then the cover needs to be evergreen or with
surface roots, to discourage run-off. Periwinkle might not like
the bottom, but would certainly do the job, especially in
combination with Cornus and Salix (willow, sallow etc.)

Plants that form almost impenetrable tangles, but are deciduous,
include mint and lily of the valley. A shrub that should do well
is Cornus alba/siberica, and it can be cut down hard if needed
(and looks best when stems are cut out at the end of their second
year).

I have slight difficulty getting access to the bank to plant stuff as
there's a 3ft fence I have to scale first, plus as a lot of the soil I've
shovelled down there is still settling I'm wary about trampling all over it
to plant stuff, hence why I was seeing if there was a seed mix I could
simply scatter over the fence that would bind things together as it grew.

I will warn you I have a completely green thumb when it comes to gardening,
I have no idea what most of these plants are you refer to so am a bit out of
my depth here when it comes to selecting, planting, sowing plants/seeds etc.


--
Best Wishes
Simon T (Dark Angel)
http://www.realmofhorror.co.uk
http://twitter.com/RealmofHorror
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Realm-...43030832454357
=============================================

Greetings Simon and a warm welcome from someone with 10 brown thumbs. The
answer to maintenance free gardening is to concrete the lot and paint it
green ............. Instant almost maintenance free lawn.

None of the 'experts' have recommended a most obvious thing to do to
stabilise your bank. Something which is quite common where cliffs are prone
to crumbling ......................................... cover the bank with a
'mechanical/physical' support. Cover it where you can with a 'netting' and
plant through it. This netting can be a green environmentally friendly
plastic etc etc etc.

I am afraid that the experts will now lambaste me and tell me I am wrong and
that I haven't a clue .................................... but I do have a
wife of over 50 odd years, yes the same one I started with, who has been
gardening for more years than that.

Happy Brown Thumbing.

By the way, when the human race has been removed from the face of the Earth,
Nature will take over, so don't bother to try to control it

Mike

(Now watch the flak)

---------------------------------------------------------------
www.friendsofshanklintheatre.co.uk

"John Williamson" wrote in message ...
Ah, so you have a brown thumb, then.

That's probably the phrase I was looking for...


--
Best Wishes
Simon T
http://www.realmofhorror.co.uk
http://twitter.com/RealmofHorror
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Realm-...43030832454357

On Fri, 28 Mar 2014 09:19:37 +0000, Martin Brown
wrote:

On 27/03/2014 21:19, Simon T wrote:
Hi there

Just dropping out of lurk mode to post a question. This follows on from
a post I made last year about my garden subsiding into the ditch that
runs across the back of my property.

What direction does the bank face?

Thanks to the advice of the people here I've managed to shore up the the
wall of the ditch, but somebody advised me to scatter the following seed
mix over it to stabilise the soil...

http://www.germinalamenity.com/produ...nd-embankments)

However, is this really suitable for a drainage ditch? This stuff
appears to be designed with drought tolerance in mind. Well, top of the
ditch might be dry, but the bottom is always going to be wet. Plus, this
stuff only comes in 20kg bags and I need less than a kilo (area is
approx 6m long x 2.25 wide) and at around £100 a bag, isn't exactly cheap.

Any suggestions on how to get hold of a small quantity of a suitable
seed mix? Obviously, I don't want to pay through the nose for way more
than what I need, particularly as it might not be 100% suitable for its
intended purpose. I've done a bit of Googling but am a bit out of my
field here.

Thanks in advance!

If grass is needed I would look for a seed mix with 30 to 50% amenity
ryegrass and 30% creeping fescue and would add a wetlands wildflower
seed mix to provide some interest. If it was my project I would just
use a wet wildflower seed mix.

Bostons have a sound range of grass seeds and a wetlands/pond edge
wildflower mix which may suit.
http://www.bostonseeds.com/products/...20/#product663
--
rbel

On 28/03/2014 18:39, Simon T wrote:
"John Williamson" wrote in message
...
Ah, so you have a brown thumb, then.

That's probably the phrase I was looking for...


I've got a pair of 'em, which is why I was only ever let near the hard
landscaping when I was designing gardens for a living. You can't go too
far wrong with a bit of pointing.

--
Tciao for Now!

John.

"rbel" wrote in message ...
If grass is needed I would look for a seed mix with 30 to 50% amenity
ryegrass and 30% creeping fescue and would add a wetlands wildflower
seed mix to provide some interest. If it was my project I would just
use a wet wildflower seed mix.

Not necessarily grass, just after some plants that will root into the soil
and stop it subsiding.

Bostons have a sound range of grass seeds and a wetlands/pond edge
wildflower mix which may suit.
http://www.bostonseeds.com/products/...20/#product663

Thanks for that, they're local to me!


--
Best Wishes
Simon T
http://www.realmofhorror.co.uk
http://twitter.com/RealmofHorror
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Realm-...43030832454357

On Thursday, March 27, 2014 9:19:37 PM UTC, Simon T wrote:

Thanks to the advice of the people here I've managed to shore up the the
wall of the ditch, but somebody advised me to scatter the following seed mix
over it to stabilise the soil...

Any suggestions on how to get hold of a small quantity of a suitable seed
mix?

Plum trees love to grow in banks. If you or neighbours eat them, stick the pips in there. Sloe & elder also seem to do well in very damp soil.

Grass will sow itself. Best to let other plants get in there first, ones that will provide more root depth and a better above ground result.


NT

Simon T wrote:

Just dropping out of lurk mode to post a question. This follows on from a
post I made last year about my garden subsiding into the ditch that runs
across the back of my property.

Thanks to the advice of the people here I've managed to shore up the the
wall of the ditch, but somebody advised me to scatter the following seed mix
over it to stabilise the soil...

http://www.germinalamenity.com/produ...nd-embankments)

However, is this really suitable for a drainage ditch?

In extreme conditions, does it get any significant flow or depth
of water?

Chris
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Plant amazing Acers.

"Chris J Dixon" wrote in message
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In extreme conditions, does it get any significant flow or depth
of water?

No, most of the time it has just under a foot of water in the bottom of it.
Fullest I've ever seen it is about a foot and a half. Doesn't flow anywhere
as far as I can tell.



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