The most sustainable compost is homemade, so starting a compost heap is an extremely positive thing to do. It provides us with superb, nutrient-rich organic matter that’s full of beneficial microbes to enrich our soils. Assembling a compost heap with large quantities of vegetable peelings and organic materials all added at the same time helps to speed the composting process up, but what if you don’t have sufficient amounts of material available?
Whenever we introduce something new to our garden there’s an element of risk. Whether you use donated or purchased materials, you run the risk of introducing seeds or roots from an invasive plant species, eggs of a pest, or contamination with herbicides or disease spores. However, by adopting a closed loop system - producing compost and fertilisers using…
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Amateur Gardening (Digital) - 1 Issue, 27-Apr-2024