Tears in the Rain (the farmland the day after)
Goodbye farmland – we shall miss you.
Surrey Waste Partnership are working on a campaign to encourage households in Woking to start home composting and educate residents about the benefits of home composting to themselves and to the environment.
They are offering composting bins for a reasonable price of £14 so it seems like a good idea and WCRA is happy to pass on the information on this initiative to residents.
Whether you’re a keen gardener or just want to choose the greenest, most natural way to deal with your food and garden waste, composting is the perfect solution.
Grass cuttings, dried leaves, twigs and vegetable peelings are just some of the ingredients that can go into a compost bin or heap to make peat-free compost – ideal to use in potting or planting in your garden or allotment.
Getting started is easy. All you need is a compost bin or a small space in the garden to create a heap. Then just follow our easy guide to creating your own supply of natural food for your garden.
Compost is a natural, nutrient-rich food product for your garden. It will help improve soil structure, maintain moisture levels, and keep your soil’s PH balance in check while helping to suppress plant disease. It will have everything your plants need including nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium and will help buffer soils that are very acidic or alkaline. Compost improves your soil’s condition and your plants and flowers will love it!
Home-made compost is natural and peat-free which means it is good for the environment outside your garden too. It reduces the need to buy peat products, which have been commercially sourced and extracted from peat bogs, resulting in the release of the carbon stored in them.
Right ingredients
You can compost a wider range of materials in more specialist bins such as Green Cones and Wormeries.
Every school-aged child knows about reduce, reuse and recycle. Composting involves all these steps plus the benefit of having fun and watching your garden grow.
To find out more about how to build yourself a compost heap, or to buy a bin, starting from only £14.00 visit www.surreywastepartnership.org.uk or call 0844 571 4444. You’ll also find lots of other helpful tips and information there too.
Arrange a visit with the resident gardener at WCRA HQ to see composting in action – she has at least 3 composters on the go!