Questions about compost include what is the best time to spread it, does it leach nutrients, how much to use each year, does it make bed level keep rising, what are the differences between purchased ...

Peat has been a staple ingredient of composts sold in British garden centres since the 1960s, even though it’s not actually that nutritious for plants. The reason why this spongy turf is coveted by ...

As spring approaches, gardeners typically plan their sowing and potting – and potting compost is an essential element of this. More than three million cubic metres of potting compost are used in the ...

I first learned about ‘in situ’ worm communities several years ago in fruit orchards. Farmers were using a combination of in-orchard and in-ground vermiculture (cultivating/farming of worms) and ...

The best way to get your plants off to a good start is with the right seed sowing compost. Traditionally, peat has been widely used in commercial composts even though it's long been recognised that ...

Adele has worked in gardening for 25 years. She grows a wide range of plants at the Which? Gardening trial grounds and is our compost expert. Save article Set as preferred source A pot full to the ...

Adele has worked in gardening for 25 years. She grows a wide range of plants at the Which? Gardening trial grounds and is our compost expert. Save article Set as preferred source The government has ...

Today we take it for granted that we can pop down to the garden centre and pick up a bag of suitable mixture for sewing seeds, potting plants and filling tubs and hanging baskets. But things haven’t ...

However, peat-free alternatives are often criticised for inconsistent performance and manufacturers are constantly developing products to improve results. Peat-free compost is a totally natural and ...

Everyone from green-fingered garden experts to newbie growers has experienced the disappointment of planting seeds only for nothing to grow. A common contributing factor to this failure to flourish is ...

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