Making compost is a great way to cut down on waste whilst boosting the nutrient intake of plants and supporting wildlife – and there's no better time to get started. 'Autumn is the perfect time to ...

The longer I garden the more I realise that making good compost is the one true secret of horticultural success. If you make wonderful compost every time, all the time, then congratulations – you do ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bagged compost is made from organic matter, loam, sand and fertilisers, which have been treated to be sterile, making it safe for seedlings but very limited when it comes to stimulating biological ...

Drawing from 40 years of composting experience, Nicky Scott's latest book will inspire confidence in beginners and give new techniques to veteran composters Making things rot is, you would imagine, a ...

Composting is a great thing to take on as a gardener. It uses up waste and provides you with a homemade, nutrient-rich growing matter for your yard. But, if you find your compost heap is not heating ...

LOTS of people who have a little space now have a compost bin. We are encouraged to compost garden and kitchen vegetable waste and to produce our own compost for the garden, greenhouse or pots. It is ...

Why buy compost when you can make your own? It’s not rubbish, it’s renewable. Why throw your kitchen scraps in the bin when you could be using them to make your garden more lovely and attractive to ...

Matt Jordan, gardening expert for The Greenhouse People, has shared some “mistakes” you could be making with your compost, attracting rats into the garden. 1. Getting the wrong ratio of greens and ...