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Sawdust,
wood shavings and bark need special treatment to compost successfully.
Find out how to turn them in to an asset in the garden with our
topical
tips.
ASK Organic and Scottish Borders Council's recycling team will be at
BOG's Potato Day in Kelso on Sunday 4th March 2012 to give composting
and recycling advice.-
The Zero Waste Gardening, Home Composter and Wormery pages are funded by
Scottish Borders Council Reduce Reuse Recycle.
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Organic, Scotland's leading experts on organic gardening, can help you
to grow your own fruit & veg organically and run your whole garden
sustainably. ASK partner, Dave Allan, is The Herald magazine's
gardening columnist and you can read his articles
here.
Dave explains how to grow your own food organically, however large or
small your garden, how to choose and grow flowers, trees and shrubs and
how to run a sustainable garden that is home to a range of wildlife.
You can ask Dave for advice here.
We
can solve all your questions about home composting. Since 1995, ASK
Organic have been advising thousands of householders on how to make good
compost from their garden rubbish. ASK Organic is in partnership with
Scottish Borders Council to advise householders about home composting.
We have also run several community home composting schemes for
environmental charities.
How to Empty your
compost bin? See our step by step guide.
The home composting pages are supported by
Scottish Borders Council Reduce Reuse Recycle
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Organic Home Cooking provides seasonal recipes and ideas for making the
most of your produce. Whether you have grown it yourself, subscribed to
a box scheme or bought local, these recipes will help you serve up
delicious and interesting meals.
Fresh seasonal food tastes best, is packed with more nutrients and
reduces those food miles.
Love the crunch - with
Celery & Celeriac