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Cercis silaquastrum
Cordon apples
Amelanchier lamarckii Apple ‘Lord Derby’ on M106 Plum ‘Blue Tit’
costs. Once the waste is composted it can be added to the soil by mulching (spreading on the soil surface) or digging into the soil. This will improve the soil fertility, recycles
Woody material will compost but just takes longer. You can never make too much compost!
Growing your own fruit and vegetables
plant nutrients, holds water in sandy soils and opens up clay soils, as well as sequestering carbon into the soil (which helps to reduce the amount going into the atmosphere). If compost had been invented, it would be marketed as a magic substance and cost a fortune – you can make it for free!
Growing your own fruit and vegetables helps to reduce your carbon footprint
helps to reduce your carbon footprint and carbon miles, and gives you fresh healthy food. Many vegetables are
easy to grow and do not require too much space – in fact many will grow
in containers. It is possible to harvest vegetables all the year round in the
UK, so with enough space you can be self-sufficient in fruit and vegetables. If you only have a small area just grow the crops that you like or that are expensive
Just make or buy a wooden or plastic
bin and fill with your garden waste
and kitchen peelings. Do not add cooked food or waste that is not plant material as this can attract vermin. Any large pieces should be cut up or shredded to speed up the composting.
in the shops. Producing your own compost will feed your fruit and vegetables, which will feed you!
There has been a trend in growing
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