Just as people need vitamins and minerals in their diet for long term health, plants require other elements in their diet to thrive. What are the main trace elements for plants:- Commercial farmers and growers need certain specific trace-elements for the crop they’re growing. Fortunately we don’t need to be that specific but an awareness…

Article 4 in Composting Series Renewing and reusing potting compost is one way we can save some money. It’s also good practice from an environmental viewpoint, being more sustainable. Crop Rotation The principle of crop rotation teaches that using the same soil for the same plant family year after year will lead to problems as…

Article 2 in Composting Series It’s worth looking at what the nutritional requirements of our plants are and how we can supply them. Before we do that, it’s important to understand what the components of fertilisers are and what they do – see the accompanying article “What are NPK”. Different fertilisers will provide different percentages…