The Pretty way to Compost your Kitchen Waste

Compost Crock - Green Applie

If you have ever composted you will know that it is not the most glamorous of pastimes but things are about to change thanks to Lakeland. Composting is something that most gardeners feel strongly about and regularly dispose of their gardening waste in a compost bin or pile throughout the year but … [Read more...]

Green Gardening

Give your garden a green makeup this summer; saving you money and cutting down on waste. Keeping your garden looking great can come at a cost, here are some ideas to keep your garden "green": According to the Energy Saving Trust using sprinklers to water your garden can use up to 18 litres of … [Read more...]

Compost Your Kitchen Waste

Composting your kitchen waste has never been easier; these days there are composters designed to handle each specific task. You can use your kitchen waste to produce compost either indoors or outdoors. Indoor composting us carried out with Bokashi and outdoor composting can take place either with … [Read more...]

How green is your garden compost?

Diarmuid Gavin gives his top tips on preparing your sustainable garden for summer After one of the longest and coldest winters most of us can remember, the first shoots of spring are slowly starting to emerge. And while it is still too early for the nation’s gardeners to start preparing the beds … [Read more...]

Wormeries

Wormeries are used outdoors to compost your kitchen waste. They are neat and unobtrusive and all you have to do it add the worms and let them do all the hard work. Throughout the composting process the wormery will also produce a steady supply of liquid plant feed. Wormeries use both cooked and … [Read more...]

Make your own Leafmould

Autumn can be a lovely time of year but the work involved in clearing up all the dropped leaves can be a chore each year. However, there is a benefit to be had - they make a fabulous free source of organic matter. Leafmould is ideal for use as a soil improver, mulch or potting compost. Here's what … [Read more...]

Make your own Compost

Composting can be as simple or as complex as you want to make it and the best part is that it can consist of any organic material that we all have access to every single day from the lawn, the garden, and the kitchen. You can even re-cycle the leaves which fall during Autumn to make wonderful … [Read more...]

Bokashi Kitchen Composting

Kitchen Composter

I have just bought a kitchen composter using bokashi. This system transforms ALL food waste, including cooked food, meat, fish and cheese, into compost. It is small enough to keep in the kitchen and it does not smell. While the waste is breaking down it also produces liquid which can be drained off … [Read more...]