Reply to: Trusham, Devon - anyone know it? (Plan A)

[shaunbhoy]

But anyway, back to earlier comments:
To keep the process as organic as possible, the use of things like bone meal fertiliser would work. In acidic soil (I'm hoping ph5-6), it's a good source of phosphorus and reasonable source of nitrogen. Finding a local source for bone meal would be great, it would be nice to get the DNA of the area into the produce, and maybe with a hand from a local pensioner, it would really make them part of the process.

And you really think there's a future in this grave-robbing then?

[WTFH]

Don't forget to account for all the meddling, interfering old busybodies who retire to that part of the world that I'm sure are rubbing their hands together with glee at the thought of bunging a spanner in the works of whatever you have planned.

Well, it appears there's no mobile phone signal in the area and accidents happen to old people. They might slip on a stone, or fall into a deep hole, etc.


But anyway, back to earlier comments:
To keep the process as organic as possible, the use of things like bone meal fertiliser would work. In acidic soil (I'm hoping ph5-6), it's a good source of phosphorus and reasonable source of nitrogen. Finding a local source for bone meal would be great, it would be nice to get the DNA of the area into the produce, and maybe with a hand from a local pensioner, it would really make them part of the process.

[Big Blue Plymouth]

: you might think so, I couldn’t possibly comment.

Don't forget to account for all the meddling, interfering old busybodies who retire to that part of the world that I'm sure are rubbing their hands together with glee at the thought of bunging a spanner in the works of whatever you have planned.

[shaunbhoy]

What's the plan then? An industrial scale cannabis farm?

Nah, he is just looking for some soft sand to bury his head in.

[OwlHoot]

What's the plan then? An industrial scale cannabis farm?

[WTFH]

This is good too:

Soilscapes soil types viewer - National Soil Resources Institute. Cranfield University

Oh dear "Fertility: Very low!" on that Lower Tertiary purple patch

Fertility isn't that big an issue, it's about acidy loam/clay soil, if possible over limestone, but over rock would do.

Based on your link, the absolute ideal is the yellow (Soilscape 3), followed by 13, then at a push 18, 17, 6 , 7, 5

	3	Shallow lime-rich soils over chalk or limestone
	5	Freely draining lime-rich loamy soils
	6	Freely draining slightly acid loamy soils
	7	Freely draining slightly acid but base-rich soils
	13	Freely draining acid loamy soils over rock
	17	Slowly permeable seasonally wet acid loamy and clayey soils
	18	Slowly permeable seasonally wet slightly acid but base-rich loamy and clayey soils

[OwlHoot]

This is good too:

Soilscapes soil types viewer - National Soil Resources Institute. Cranfield University

Oh dear "Fertility: Very low!" on that Lower Tertiary purple patch

[OwlHoot]

What Who are you planning on growing burying?

FTFY

According to this, it looks like a small area of lower tertiary sediments.

[WTFH]

Trusham, Devon - anyone know it? (Plan A)

It would probably be easier to set up a cannabis farm. And I'm not joking.

: you might think so, I couldn’t possibly comment.

[Mordac]

The place I was looking at has over 20 acres of land, I don’t really want more than about 5, so I was contemplating off-loading some (or putting a few holiday/workers cottages on it)

It would probably be easier to set up a cannabis farm. And I'm not joking.

[GreenMirror]

I’ll have 20 acres of land. You dig?

The 1960s called. They want their comment back.

Hopefully you will get a load of "travellers"(what would Zig call them?) on your land.....

[WTFH]

You will not be able to be a CUK mod.

Another benefit!

Can we crowd-fund your purchase so you can f00k off?

Sure, that would be appreciated.

There are endless cycling events through there.

I’ll have 20 acres of land. You dig?

And the locals shoot anyone who sings badly in the pub.

No issue with that.

[GreenMirror]

There is no internet access there. So you will not be able to be a CUK mod.

Can we crowd-fund your purchase so you can f00k off?

There are endless cycling events through there. And the locals shoot anyone who sings badly in the pub.

[Benny]

The place I was looking at has over 20 acres of land, I don’t really want more than about 5, so I was contemplating off-loading some (or putting a few holiday/workers cottages on it)

1:Turn it into a luxury caravan park

If the Council object

2: Turn it into a Travellers caravan Park

HTH

[WTFH]

I can't speak for the soil, but my brother lived a stones throw from there some years back, and the planning authority seemed to adopt an attitude of taking slightly longer than the life expectancy of the applicant.

The place I was looking at has over 20 acres of land, I don’t really want more than about 5, so I was contemplating off-loading some (or putting a few holiday/workers cottages on it)