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Guides and advice

Answering all your compost questions.

Suffolk-based Chris Field, Mister Compost himself, is here to give you advice on peat free composts, topsoil and mulches.


Mister Compost's March Gardening Tips

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Spring is in the air and there have now been at least two occasions where I have managed to find a sunny spot in the garden out of the wind, and for about a minute pretend summer has arrived early. So now is the time to start getting to grips with the garden as there […]

Mister Compost’s February Gardening Tips

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Welcome to what will be the first of a new series of Mister Compost blogs providing monthly gardening advice and handy tips on how to get the most from Field Compost’s products. So here we are in late February and it’s only 42 weeks until Christmas 🙂  Winter is at last loosening it’s grip on the […]

Field Compost at the Four Oaks Show 2nd and 3rd September 2014

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Field Compost will be exhibiting at this years’ Four Oaks show on the 2nd and 3rd September 2014 on stand 194 in glasshouse E. Four Oaks is a commercial horticultural show now in its 44th year, held on a 23 acre nursery site in Cheshire UK, close to the Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope. The visitor […]

2014 Vintage and Classic Vehicle Show

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Following a great day out at the recent Cambridgeshire County Show (Pictured above), Field Compost will be exhibiting at the 2014 Vintage and Classic Vehicle Show taking place in Great Abington, Cambridge CB21 6AQ on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd June. The Show promises to be a great day out for all the family and attractions on the day include vintage […]

Field Compost at Cambridgeshire County Show June 1st 2014

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Field Compost will be attending the Cambridgeshire County Show at Wimpole Hall Farm, Arrington, near Royston, SG8 0BW on Sunday, 1st June 2014, 10am – 5pm. The Cambridgeshire County Show is celebrating its fifteenth year in 2014 and will be a great day out for all the family.  Attractions on the day will include traditional […]

Field Compost at Sturmer Nurseries Garden Centre for Spring 2014

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Sturmer Nurseries is a friendly family-run garden centre situated on the outskirts of Haverhill in the North West Essex village of Sturmer.  It was opened in 1983 by Howard and Marilyn Clutten after they operated another successful garden centre in the locality; Horseheath Garden Supplies.  Sturmer Nurseries is now managed by their son-in-law Robert Mason […]

Turf and Grass Seed

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Although new lawns can be created at any time of year, it is probably safe to say that September/October is the favoured time to either lay new turf or create a new lawn from scratch using a high quality grass seed.  August therefore is a good time to prepare the ground for either turf or overseeding.  […]

Impington

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At last a bit on sunshine!! It was finally great to attend a Farmers Market and have people talk to me about getting out in the garden.  For too many weeks people have walked past without stopping.  Prehaps at last they might get gardening and using my products.  Time will tell if it’s too late in […]

Farmers Market

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A very quiet day at Linton Farmers Market.  I am not sure why they stayed away but unusually for this market, it was pretty dead!  I have been re-branding the business over the past couple of months and two weeks ago recieved my order of new bags.  I then decided my display at the markets/shows […]

Welcome

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Welcome to my Blog.  I hope you find the topics interesting and (sometimes amusing)! As a new blogger it will take a while to get use to it, but I am sure I will get the hang of it eventually. I look forward to recieving your comments and questions which I will do my best […]