Caring for Your Plants
Spend just a little bit of time choosing the right potting mix and meeting the watering, feeding, and care requirements of your plants, and you will reap the rewards: healthy growth and a good, productive yield of flowers or crops.
Potting mix
Most plants will grow well in general multipurpose potting mix, but some have special requirements or are more suited to free-draining soil or acidic mix. You should always read plant labels for a guide to soil requirements, but it’s also a good idea to do a bit of your own research before you plant anything, so that you can buy the correct potting mix.
Home composting
Add fruit and vegetable peelings to an outside compost bin where you can also put prunings.
Mix plant matter with plenty of shredded paper and cardboard, and turn everything regularl...
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