Why not turn autumn leaves into compost? Late autumn/pre-winter is a good time of year
to either start or keep composting as there’s a great deal of materials collected from your pre- winter garden clean up which could be thrown into the compost bin and left to compost throughout the colder months, ready for the spring bloom. Falling autumn leaves can become a nuisance, especially if you're constantly raking them up. Leaves, prunings, dead plants and flowers are great additions to the compost bin, producing a rich compost ideal for spring planting. If you've ever thought of making compost, autumn is the perfect time for it, and come spring you'll have some wonderfully rich and nutrient-filled topsoil, all made for free! Throughout autumn, the Surrey Waste
Partnership is offering home composting bins at great prices, starting from £14.00 (RRP £39.00). Making compost is simple; family waste such as empty cereal packets and egg boxes; fruit scraps and vegetable peelings; tea bags and coffee grounds, are in fact great ingredients to make compost. Mix this in with garden waste and you have the perfect recipe. Home composting is the most environmentally friendly method of dealing with organic waste. Separating and composting household waste, not only reduces the amount waste that you put out for collection, but also saves you money. Use it on your flower beds and vegetable plots, patio planters, hanging baskets and even window boxes. Compost keeps your plants growing healthily, by improving soil structure and fertility, maintaining moisture levels and PH balance. To buy a bin or to dig up more advice on how
to turn your garden waste and table scraps into compost, visit
www.surreycc.gov.uk/ getcomposting or call 0844 571 4444.
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