Keeping beds clear of weeds can be a painful and arduous task; weeds seem to appear as soon as you turn your back. Helped along by doses of rainfall, weeds contrive to take over your plant beds, meaning you have the... Read more »
Lots of publicity and activity is around encouraging the protection of our natural resources by increasing the level of recycling. More and more people are realising the benefits of making their own compost these... Read more »
Compost is essentially decomposed organic matter, rich in nutrients and can be used as a soil conditioner, fertiliser or mulch to improve the growing conditions of plants. Compost will add texture and valuable... Read more »
Buying compost for your garden can be an expensive business, so what could be better and more satisfying than making your own.
Home-made compost is a great soil conditioner and plant food and costs next to nothing... Read more »
Over many years the valuable eco system of peat bogs around the world has been decimated by peat extraction to satisfy the modern gardener. Peat has very high carbon content but only develops at a rate of 1mm depth... Read more »
