Dalefoot Compost DAL01 Wool Compost, 10.0 cm*65.0 cm*45.0 cm

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Many weeds can also provide a valuable habitat and ground cover for predators so wilder areas really help. I even grow a little patch of stinging nettles in my polytunnels for ladybirds and lacewings.

At a time when we should be doing all we can to keep CO2 out of the atmosphere, digging up a major carbon store for our ornamentals doesn’t seem like such a smart idea, yet amateur gardening accounts for 70% of peat use. The good news is a shift in consumer demand can help us protect and restore our peatlands. After all, peat can only help us fight the climate crisis if we leave it in the ground. Although temperatures may be sliding, it’s still not too late to get your spring bulbs into pots, containers or straight into the ground. Just remember, to plant them three times their height and try using Dalefoot’s Bulb Compost. Due to its natural free draining properties, it’ll prevent bulbs from rotting if left in heavy soil. I’m Ade Sellars the Good Life Gardener, and I’m a gardener, presenter, writer and content producer, with a passion for growing my own food in my kitchen garden. As well as running my own gardening business, I write for magazines, produce tailored video content for gardening brands, flower shows and outdoor events and I regularly deliver talks and demonstrations around the country.Leaves are removed up to a ripening truss, from now on and for the rest of the season, with the leaves being cut off with a sharp knife through the collar where the petiole joins the stem. If the job is done early in the day the wound has plenty of time to callus over before nightfall, reducing the risk of disease entering the plant. This is particularly relevant during September, should a period of damp, warm, ‘fungus’ weather arrive. If curled leaves are left on the plant they become a ‘safe haven’ for pests. Once tomatoes have reached the mature green stage, it is warmth that triggers the ripening process and with the bottom leaves removed, warm air can circulate freely and speed up ripening. Formulated to optimise plant growth by providing the right conditions to suit the plant at a particular stage in its life, or for certain types of plants such as orchids, cacti or ericaceous plants. These beds were made with 5cm of compost (after the dance!) on top of the card, on top of the weedy lawn. During 2021 I harvested so many things, including carrots, parsnips, squash, sweetcorn, cabbages, kale and leeks.

I find it a lot easier to use cup measures for this recipe, rather than weighing everything out. If you don’t have US cup measures, just use a tea cup. Dalefoot Composts, the Lake District peat-free compost maker, has added comfrey into its peat-free Wool Compost range giving an extra super charge of nutrients and trace elements for blooming, healthy plants. Tub and basket composts are formulated to give the right conditions for pots of summer bedding to grow well. So, know that over winter there’s actually rather a lot of produce you can grow under cover, or on a windowsill inside a home. For money saving, for winter wellbeing, for the sheer joy of having an excuse to watch as more seed springs dutifully, magically into life, this is feel-good climate change savvy gardening for person, plate and planet. Although tomatoes will germinate over a range of temperatures, researchers tell us that 20 degrees centigrade is the optimum temperature for the maximum number of seeds to germinate.Dry, clean bags that aren't torn or faded - in the garden centre choose bags that look new as the contents contain fresh compost. Bags that are faded or are heavy have been hanging around, getting too hot in the sun or soaking up rain, which will damage the compost in the bag. If possible, buy from a garden centre that keeps its compost in a covered area. So while peat compost has long since been championed as the elite composting form, the rise of good quality peat-free alternatives is definitely something to watch. As manufacturers become better equipped to work with new materials, and learn through a trial and error process, peat-free growing mediums should be able to do as good a job as peat. It is no longer gardening as usual but there are lots of solutions to be found from the natural world and there is plenty of hope. I will be sharing tips every month here on everything to do with building and boosting soil health, natural pest control, seed saving, water and money saving and much more besides. Tomato flowers, fertilised in June, produce ripe fruit from August usually when both day and night temperatures are warm enough to trigger the ripening process. Once the tomatoes are at the mature green stage they are old enough to ripen. The optimum ripening temperature for many varieties is 68 degrees Fahrenheit or 20 degrees centigrade, but most will ripen in the temperature range of 65 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit or 18 to 25 degrees centigrade.