You've raked up all your leaves to make the important top dressing of leafmould, now you want to turn your hand to more organic matters - namely compost. My own eco-friendly local authority will ...

Ever felt like your compost pile just isn’t working as well as you hoped? Plenty of people dive in with good intentions, only ...

If you’re wondering how to make compost and why—well, read on for all the dirt. As gardeners can attest, we grow very attached to the stuff. In fact, when I moved to my new house many years ago, I ...

Wrapping paper, kitchen waste, old socks... They can all be used to create compost that'll do wonders for your soil - absolutely free. One of the fall-outs of Christmas is the enormous amount of paper ...

Want to learn how to make compost for your garden? Not only does compost help your plants grow stronger and healthier, but it's also the perfect way to reduce waste and do your part for the ...

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Blessed are the compost makers - for they shall enrich the earth. That beatitude doesn't feature in the Sermon on the Mount, but as far as gardeners are concerned, recycling is not only virtuous but ...

The answer is to recycle as many of them as possible to create Leafmould, which over time decomposes to create mulch and compost. The recycling of fallen leaves for using in our garden pots and onto ...

As the growing season draws to a close and your garden beds are filled with dead plants, consider adding them to your compost ...

A great source of bulky, organic material is your own garden compost. The best time to make some is in spring, because it will rot down faster. It’s dead easy to make, it costs nothing and it does the ...