A topic that should, could, would, will, be on the top of every budding gardeners to do list.

Build it, fill it, turn it, empty it, spread it, burry it, plant in it. All that stuff.

Compost in the garden serves many, many useful purposes.  A natural weed barrier and a feed in one. All made from the comfort of your own home! Seriously useful stuff, right?!

So let us run through the stages/processes/fundamentals (Hence known as S.P.F) of having compost. Sound fun? Good! Get your note pad out and start taking notes. And no sleeping in class again, David!

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Weeding: A task that every gardener has to do, one that sometimes can seem like it’s everlasting. We’ve all seen the distinct difference between a nice weed-free bed, with some luscious roughed-up soil and a horrific weed infested horror show of an uncared for bed. To me the latter is scarier than a horror film.

There’s a range of control measures which can aid us in this endless battle against weeds though, and all can be as effective as the other, so feel free to choose the one that best suits you!

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