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Zero Waste Gardening: Recycle your garden rubbish and save money :
Grass mowings can be used in lots of different ways. Find out how to
enrich your garden with them.
Summer is the best time for composting:
read our topical tips
ASK Organic and the Scottish Borders Council Recycling Team will be at
the Border Union Show, Kelso
on the 30th and 31st July to answer your composting and
recycling queries.
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, show how to
grow your own fruit & veg organically - how to prevent and control
garden pests organically - how to attract wildlife to the garden - and
lots more.
Visit our seasonal ‘Hows and Whys’ page to learn why we use organic
methods for best results.
Our Home Grown advice
leaflets describe how to grow your own organic fruit and vegetables.
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