Waste not, want not

WITH all the cleaning up we’re doing in the garden, it’s important we don’t look upon debris as waste, but rather as beneficial, valuable raw material for good quality homemade compost.

Leaf debris, grass cuttings, the dead growth from herbaceous plants which have curled up under the ground for the winter, all these make for great compost.

We are all trying to do our bit for the environment, to cut down on our carbon emissions and stop overfilling landfills, and with so many different composts available and the big debate about whether or not to use peat, it is now more important than ever to concentrate on making our own growing media.