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If you’ve only got a balcony or paved garden, you may be thinking that you can’t possibly grow most vegetables. But with a bit of effort, you can find plenty of suitable varieties that will grow happily in pots, and many of which will even grow upwards, saving you still more space. We take a look at some of the options, and also provide some tips for growing your own in containers.
Organic compost is the number one ingredient to add to your garden to give it the nutrients it needs to successfully grow plants, vegetables and fruit. Not only does organic compost do wonders for your soil, it is also incredibly environmentally friendly.
• Free and easy to make at home! If you have the time to make your own compost, it will cost you nothing. However, if you want to buy compost ready to use we can arrange swift compost delivery.
• Recycle your kitchen and garden waste. About a third of what you throw away can be used to make organic compost; table scraps, fruit and vegetable left overs, egg shells, tea leaves, newspapers, grass clippings, flowers and other plant cuttings. By reusing your waste you are reducing the amount of rubbish pointlessly filling up our landfills and also providing yourself with a great multi-purpose compost.
• Good for your garden; great for the environment. Organic compost contains highly beneficial microscopic organisms that allow soil to breathe and prevent deadly diseases without having to use chemical fertilisers which can be toxic to our atmosphere.
Using compost on grass, or topdressing, can be very beneficial. As always when you add organic matter to soil, it helps to improve the soil structure and add nutrients, giving all kinds of benefits.
At this time of year, one of the best places for gardening is a greenhouse. It’s nice and warm if there’s any sunshine, and you can bask in the warm glow of knowing that you are getting ahead for the spring and summer. But what can you do? Our quick guide will give you some ideas for greenhouse gardening in winter.