{"id":36,"date":"2009-06-07T22:46:09","date_gmt":"2009-06-07T21:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tatnampatch.org.uk\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2023-09-08T12:40:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T11:40:50","slug":"rules-of-tatnam-organic-patch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/tatnampatch.org.uk\/?page_id=36","title":{"rendered":"Organic Rules for TOP"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tatnam Organic Patch<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Organic Gardening Principles<\/span><\/p>\n

Adapted from www.GardenOrganic.org.uk<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

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Soil care <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Best TOP Practice<\/span><\/p>\n

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work with soil condition \u00e2\u20ac\u201c neutral to acid<\/span><\/p>\n

Keep the soil covered with growing plants, or organic mulch<\/span><\/p>\n

Dig only when necessary on the vegetable beds<\/span><\/p>\n

-not on heavy clay, so no need to let the frost \u00e2\u20ac\u0153break up\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the soil<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Acceptable Practice<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Cover the soil with black plastic<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Not acceptable<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Cover the soil with carpet (chemicals, and grow-through)<\/span><\/p>\n

Cardboard mulch<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Compost <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Best TOP Practice<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Anything that has lived on TOP should be recycled there.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Acceptable Practice<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Compost all TOPS plant waste, segregating bindweed and Woody Prunings<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Waste<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Best<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Acceptable<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Not acceptable<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Unshredded Woody waste<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Woody Compost bin<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Burning<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Digging back into soil<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Brambles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Bramble Compost bin<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Burning <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Digging in, or taking off site<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Persistent Perennial, bindweed, marestail<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Segregated composting method<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Compost bins<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Leaves<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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In Autumn, dig in less than 1 foot deep. In Spring add to heaps<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Deciduous Stack in Leaf Compost bin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Burn Evergreen leaves <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Taking off site<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Not acceptable<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Taking growing waste off-site, or burying it.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Fertilisers <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Best TOP Practice<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Minimise fertiliser input<\/span><\/p>\n

Comfrey as a mulch<\/span><\/p>\n

Wood ash onto compost heap or brassica beds<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Acceptable Practice<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Manures and bedding from vegetarian livestock<\/span><\/p>\n

Comfrey as a liquid fertiliser, and accelerator for compost<\/span><\/p>\n

Ground Limestone<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Tolerated <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Blood fish and bone, for nitrogen hungry crops, and compost<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Not acceptable<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Wood shaving sawdust, manure from unknown sources<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Seeds & Plants<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Best TOP Practice<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Collecting local home saved seed<\/span><\/p>\n

Seeds, Tubers, sets and bulbs with an accredited organic Symbol<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Acceptable Practice<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Seed from food that you\u00e2\u20ac™ve enjoyed<\/span><\/p>\n

Seeds, Tubers, sets and bulbs without organic accreditation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Not acceptable<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Genetically Modified products<\/span><\/p>\n

Plants taken from the wild<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Growing Media<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Best TOP Practice<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Use own compost mixed with topsoil, (ideally sterilised for cuttings and seed in the cooling oven in an old roasting tin, then left for 2 days).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Acceptable Practice<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Horticultural grit, sand.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Not acceptable<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Peat other than recycled, reclaimed peat.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recycled compost from elsewhere.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Containers<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Best TOP Practice<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Recycled containers \u00e2\u20ac\u201c tin cans, plastic bottles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Acceptable Practice<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Reused plastic and ceramic pots<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Not acceptable<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Peat Pots<\/span><\/p>\n

Tyres \u00e2\u20ac\u201c to be confirmed<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Controlling Pests and Diseases<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Best TOP Practice<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Natural controls (integrated pest management)<\/span><\/p>\n

Sacrificial companion planting <\/span><\/p>\n

(Nasturtiums amongst cabbages, Marigolds with tomatoes)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Acceptable Practice<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Keeping pests off (coarse netting)<\/span><\/p>\n

Fleece in spring to stop frost.<\/span><\/p>\n

Manual picking, encouraging slugs & snails to eat dead leaves<\/span><\/p>\n

Beer traps<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Not acceptable<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Fine netting<\/span><\/p>\n

Any chemical controls including slug pellets<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Weed Control<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Best TOP Practice<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Hand weeding when necessary<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Acceptable Practice<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Black polythene for ground clearance<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Not acceptable<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Chemical weedkillers of any sort<\/span><\/p>\n

Carpet as mulch<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Water<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Best TOP Practice<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Water minimally from collected rainwater for transplanting, seedings and planting out<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Acceptable Practice<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Not acceptable<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Use of grey water \u00e2\u20ac\u201c from streams<\/span><\/p>\n

Watering established plants<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Wood and Timber<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Best TOP Practice<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Home grown or recycled wood<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Acceptable Practice<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Raw Linseed Oil (non-boiled)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Not acceptable<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Wood from unsustainable sources<\/span><\/p>\n

New tanalised wood<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Paying members sign approval that they will abide by these rules. Guests are also expected to respect them. Any queries or uncertainty should be raised with Mark Spencer, Gary Finch or Andy Hadley <\/span> <\/span>v0.1 Feb 2009<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tatnam Organic Patch Organic Gardening Principles Adapted from www.GardenOrganic.org.uk Soil care Best TOP Practice work with soil condition \u00e2\u20ac\u201c neutral to acid Keep the soil covered with growing plants, or organic mulch Dig only when necessary on the vegetable beds -not on heavy clay, so no need to let the frost \u00e2\u20ac\u0153break up\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the soil […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":33,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P11qW2-A","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tatnampatch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tatnampatch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tatnampatch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tatnampatch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tatnampatch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/tatnampatch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1371,"href":"http:\/\/tatnampatch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions\/1371"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tatnampatch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tatnampatch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}