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No Dig Gardening UK

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No dig vegetable beds with deep compost surface and healthy crops in a UK garden

No dig gardening means exactly what it says: instead of digging or forking the soil over, you spread a layer of compost on the surface each year and plant straight into it, letting worms and soil life do the mixing. To start a bed, lay plain cardboard over the ground, even over grass and weeds, … Read more

Composting at Home in the UK: A Simple Beginner’s Guide That Actually Works

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Composting at home in the UK using a garden compost bin with kitchen and garden waste

Composting at home comes down to one balance: mix roughly equal green material (grass, peelings, soft growth) and brown material (cardboard, dry leaves, woody bits), keep it about as damp as a wrung-out sponge, and turn it occasionally. Get that right and a UK heap makes usable compost in six to twelve months. Here is … Read more