Why Keep Chickens? Keeping chickens can be really rewarding. They are so easy to keep and you will get rewarded with eggs on a daily basis (hopefully!). A good healthy chicken can lay up to 6 eggs a week so...
Worm composting is an environmentally friendly way to recycle organic household waste into a valuable soil conditioner called worm compost (vermicompost). Most rubbish collected from homes in the UK is buried...
What is a Wormery? A Wormery is an easy, efficient system of converting ordinary kitchen food waste into liquid feed and rich organic compost through the natural action of worms. How does it work? The...
Many of us already recycle our bottles and cans, but that still leaves a lot of other waste that is being dumped in landfill sites. We can't simply leave this problem to our local councils, we need to take a...
Garden weeds can be a real problem. Here is a quick guide on the three most troublesome. Horsetail or Marestail equisetum arvense This is one of the most difficult weeds to eradicatein the garden...
I shall be adding to this guide shortly (June 2007) But essentially of the items i sell : biobags are biodegradble are designed to break down in approx 40 days. the ec technical spec designates that 90%...
Over the years I have experimented with different compost mixes for growing Hostas in. Bark, pumice, perlite, grit, vermiculite, rockwool, coir, garden compost, leaf litter, peat and soil in different...
What is a Wormery?A Wormery is an easy, efficient system of converting ordinary kitchen food waste into liquid feed and rich organic compost through the natural action of worms.How does it work?The Wormery is...
Planting Hostas in soil: Preparation is the key to success. If you can double dig your hosta or flower bed in early autumn and leave the sods of soil intact do not walk over what you dig. Allow the frost in...
What do you need to fertilize? Your lawn takes nutrients out of the soil and uses them to aid growth. If your soil lacks adequate nutrients your lawn will suffer. First, as you probably know, fertilizing...