Produce your own organic compost in just 4-6 weeks from garden and household waste in the simple to use 140 litre capacity Compost Tumbler. Simply load the 63cm diameter by 63cm wide drum with grass clippings, leaves and even newspaper, rotate regularly and then add the finished compost to the garden to increase the soil fertility.
• The unit measures 94 cm H x 66cm D x 79cm W • Not suitable for use with the Sifter Screen • Constructed from double wall, high density polyethylene • Can be covered to protect from heavy rain which can cause contents to waterlog • Turns what is traditionally ten-month process into just 4 - 6 weeks • 5 year guarantee
Success with your ComposTumbler is guaranteed when you follow the easy tips and recipes you'll find in the valuable guide to making compost "How to Make Superior Compost." It's yours FREE with your ComposTumbler!
Strulch Garden Mulch is used by famous sites such as RHS Wisley, Ryton Organic Gardens, The Eden Project and has been featured on BBC Gardeners World at Berryfields. A light and easy to use mineralized wheat straw garden mulch which reduces weed growth by up to 95%, enriches soil, helps to retain moisture and offers protection around plants. Also featured on ITV's This Morning Programme - 4th March 2008
• Strulch has a neutral pH and can be used throughout the garden on borders, raised beds, around cultivated fruit and on vegetable plots • Reduces weed growth by up to 95%, enriches soil and its structure and helps retain moisture around plants • This mineralised straw garden mulch, lasts up to two years,spreading the cost, saving water and fertiliser, making your plants grow healthier and stronger and giving you more time to relax. • Mulching with Strulch is good gardening practice because it provides a protective covering for the soil, assists in the retention of soil moisture so that nutrients are more easily absorbed by plant roots and also protect roots from heat stress. • Being biodegradable and will break down over time, adding valuable organic matter and nutrients to enrich your soil, improve drainage and make your plants grow healthily. • Encourages earthworm activity by acting as a long term food source for surface feeding species, which makes your soil even better. • Strulch is made from renewable and local resources which do not harm the environment • Strulch has been used at the following prestigious gardens and sites RHS Wisley,The Eden Project, Ryton Organic Gardens, Helmsley Walled Garden - the gardens of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland and The Duke and Duchess of Westminster's estate at Eaton Hall in Cheshire and Strulch has featured regularly at Berryfields on BBC Gardeners World. • Supplied in 100 litre bags which will cover up to 3 square metres. • “I have fallen in love with mineralised straw it’s a perfect mulch as it doesn’t hold onto the water. Spread it thickly and dig it in to add bulk to the soil at the end of the season. It definitely saved our Florence fennel from the worst of the drought. If water is scarce, conserve it for critical periods of growth” . Alys Fowler, Head Gardener at Berryfields
See Extra Value Set of 2 x 100 ltr bags
Please note there is a maximum of 10 bags per order
Creating and monitoring a hot inner core of decomposing material – a process known as ‘hot composting’ – is simple with the help of the 52cm long probe of this Compost Thermometer. Composting has always been an important part of organic gardening and a thermometer is a vital part of the compost maker’s armoury.
• Creating and monitoring a hot inner core of decomposing material – a process known as ‘hot composting’ – is simple with the help of the 52cm long probe of the Compost Thermometer • The easy-to-read dial records the temperature in both degrees C and Farenheit. • Suitable for recording the temperature in almost every type of compost bin and plays a major part in helping to ensure weed seeds are killed and a rich garden compost is produced.
"Compost Gauge - Heat speeds up the composting process, so the weeds in it are killed. This thermometer has a 52cm (20in long) probe for reaching the centre of the pile and an easy-to-read temperature dial." 'Garden Gear - Make Great Compost - The products that can help you create the perfect compost whatever the size of your heap!' Garden Answers, October 2008