How do you Use Organic Compost

1. Good compost mixed in with soil improves the condition, texture and water retention .
2. Put compost in a planting hole for new trees and shrubs it helps to give them a good start.
3. Compost around plants and trees acts as a mulch to conserve moisture and protect from frost.
4. Feeding nutrients back into the soil particularly for heavy feeders like Dahlias, Onions or Runner Beans is one of the main uses of garden compost.
5. Suppressing weeds can be achieved by mulching with compost.
6. Replace the soil in the greenhouse where tomatoes have been grown.
7. I have just made a new bed for next years Sweet peas from lots of home made compost.
8. Recycles waste and reduces landfill or carbon dioxide emissions