There, her team would make potting compost by the ton for the two-acre 18th-century walled kitchen garden. They followed, more or less, the classic John Innes formula, designed in the Thirties to ...

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 ...

Dark, crumbly, moist and sweetsmelling – when gardeners talk about compost, they sound as if they're discussing a particularly sinful chocolate cake rather than rotted vegetable matter. But compost, ...

There are many benefits to making your own compost. Adding the finished product to your flower and veg beds is the most natural way to improve the structure, health and vitality of your soil, which in ...

Compost contains nutrients that your plants need for optimum growth, such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. It is an especially good supplier of micronutrients that are needed in small quantities ...

Ever wonder how to turn your pile of kitchen scraps into a nutrient-rich, garden-enhancing powerhouse? The secret lies in ...

Gardeners from Reading's Nepalese community took part in the study Gardeners from a town's Nepalese community have been taking part in a study into the quality of their homemade compost. Scientists ...

How to use home-made compost The compost that we create at home makes an ideal soil improver or mulch, adding fertility and a moisture-holding capacity to your soil. It’s better to buy bagged compost ...

Nepalese community gardeners work with the University of Reading (image credit: University of Reading) A unique collaboration between the University of Reading and a local Nepalese community gardening ...