Using compost around the garden

   

   

Compost is ideally applied in the spring and summer and is best added to the soil surface as a mulch that helps to retain moisture and suppress weeds. Compost can be used on all soils where feeding and conditioning is required but it isn’t a quick fix, instead the nutrients are released slowly over time.  

As a rough guide, one wheelbarrow full of compost per five sq. metres of ground should be ample for one season, or for a hungry crop that likes a rich soil.

You can use your compost for all sorts of applications in the garden from nourishing your veg beds to making your own mixes for sowing and planting in. 

Click on the 'i' spots below to find out more about using your compost most effectively around your growing space. 


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