Winter Compost

Customer Reviews

By Teresa

"Excellent stuff; just what the allotment needed! Delivered when we weren't home and left in a considerate place on our driveway. Definitely use again. "

By jean

"Hi, was very happy with the compost. Delivery was fast and good."

By R Pocklington

"This compost was delivered with a bag of manure; a speedy response to the order, and the driver was really helpful. I believe a good layer of this will be of great benefit to my borders."

By Emma King

"This is the second time i have used compost direct and I have found your service and products, especially the winter compost, of the highest quality and yes would use you again. "

By Richard

"Great quality compost delivered very quickly and exactly as described on the website. Would recommend to others"

By colin

"Excellent service, communication and delivery. Will definitely use compost direct again for all future garden needs. Highly recommended."

Key Benefits

Winter mulching brings a number of benefits to the garden;

• Ideal for tidying garden borders and flower beds.
• Helps reduce garden maintenance by suppressing weed growth.
• Helps insulate plant root area during frosty and freezing periods.
• Helps reduce soil erosion during heavy rain.
• Compost will feed the top soil steadily over winter.
• Worms will be attracted to the soil.

How to Use

Winter Compost is quick and easy to lay by simply raking out over the area required.
For maximum benefit, the area should first be weeded before raking out the Winter Compost to a minimum depth of 50 mm.
For immediate benefits to topsoil structure, lightly dig in.

Product Guidance

• Ideally use within 1 year of purchase.
• Product is sold as one Bulk Bag which is approximately 900L when filled. Product may settle or compress during filling and transport.
• As with all gardening activities, please wear gloves and wash hands when finished and before eating or drinking any thing.
• Store unused products away from potential contamination such as chemicals or weed killers.
• To avoid danger of suffocation, keep bags away from babies and children.
• As with all natural materials, photos may vary slightly from the actual product.
• Every effort has been made to ensure the compost contains no germs, sharp fragments, toxins or regenerative plant parts. However the compost producer can not guarantee that they will never be present. As with all products of this type, wear gloves when handling and wash hands after use.
• Some animals may be attracted to manures – manure can be dug in to reduce the attraction although it will not be harmful to them.
• During storage, organic materials may develop a white mould, this is completely natural and harmless and will soon disappear when agitated.
• When soil is disturbed and organic matter applied, mushrooms and other types on fungi may temporarily appear. This is great news as the natural soil web is returning to your garden, just hoe them over and they will disappear. They are harmless.