The Beechgrove Garden episode 8 2020

The Beechgrove Garden episode 8 2020

The Beechgrove Garden episode 8 2020: In this episode, Carole and Brian deal with more of the viewers’ home-grown questions. Carole identifies and deals with the garden Pest of the Week, while Brian is back at his compost heap.


 

 



Meanwhile, George is on the rampage with his loppers again, and this time it’s the Mahonia that’s quaking. Join the Beechgrove team as they make the most of their gardens so that you can make the best of yours.

 

The Beechgrove Garden episode 8 2020

 

Home composting is the most environmentally-friendly way of dealing with kitchen and garden waste, plus it produces compost that can be used as an excellent soil improver.

Composting is useful in all gardens. Only in the very smallest gardens will it be difficult to find space for a compost heap and material to fill it. Owners of such small plots could consider worm composting instead.

Although councils offer green waste collections, the RHS encourages home composting because it does not involve heavy transport, with its associated environmental costs.

It is important that the site is not subjected to extremes of temperature and moisture, as the micro-organisms (bacteria and fungi) that convert the waste to compost work best in constant conditions. Position the bin in light shade or shade; it is often more convenient to use a shady area of the garden.

An earth base allows drainage and access to soil organisms, but if you have to compost on a hard surface, then add a spadeful of soil to the compost bin.

Bins retain some warmth and moisture and make better compost more quickly, but even an open heap (not enclosed in a bin) will compost eventually. Any of the compost bins on the market should produce compost as long as they exclude rain, retain some warmth, allow drainage and let in air.

Tags: , ,
Scroll to Top