Which compost to buy?
IT’S the season of stocking up for the year ahead, and nothing takes up more space or money than compost. Not only that, but there is such a wide array of strengths and varieties it’s easy to get bamboozled. So let us talk you through it. Choosing the right compost for your plants and soil; remembering that a container plant will have different requirements to those growing in the ground; realising that the azalea you’ve just been given actually needs acidic soil and you garden on chalk – all this and more will need to be taken into consideration. And what about your houseplants? Should you risk repotting your moth orchid in cactus compost, or will indoor plant compost be fine? Come to think about it, is orchid compost something you can…