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Dead
leaves are piling up but you can easily make them into wonderful
leafmould. All you need to know in our latest
Home Composter.
Every Borders primary school
is offered a wormery and ASK Organic, the
Council’s home composting partner, is visiting the schools to set up the wormeries with the children. Visit
School Wormeries
for information about wormeries, then try the
worm games.
The Home Composter and Wormery pages are funded by
Scottish Borders Council Reduce Reuse Recycle.
ASK
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.
For advice on how to empty your compostabin see our step by step guide.
ASK 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.