Sunshine Of Africa Cocoa Shell Garden Mulch

I love gardens and plants, but weeds are not pleasant, and they can be difficult to control, if like me you refuse to use any chemicals. Sunshine of Africa produce a mulch which is made form the discarded shell of the cocoa bean, so if you purchase this not only will you have the weeds under control, but the aroma from the beds will be adorable! I first saw this used many years ago by the sadly departed Geoff Hamilton, and I also remember Bob Flowerdew, the famous organic gardener using it too. To make the mulch they use the shells which are actually extracted from the beans here in England, and not in Africa, as they are shipped whole ...  Read the complete review

It's that time of year again, the sun has actually appeared so I seem to spend endless amounts of time with a watering can in my hand so my poor plants don't keel over and die on me. I am not a fan of watering my plants although I like my garden to look nice. A few years ago I remember watching one of the countless gardening programmes that were then in vogue on the telly which was extolling the virtues of using a mulch. I had never heard of mulching before but it is simply surrounding your plants with a layer of something to help prevent evaporation of water from the soils surface. This helps the plants to thrive as the soil has retained more ...  Read the complete review