5 h. ago Boost your roses' growth and longevity with three kitchen scraps this July

Roses are in full bloom now that summer has arrived, but there is a simple way to get healthier and more vibrant flowers by feeding them the right fertiliser

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1 week ago Gardeners urged to keep hold of one kitchen scrap and sprinkle over plants

Before scraping that pile of potato peel into the bin, anyone with a garden has been urged to bag them up and sprinkle the food waste on the soil of their plants

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2 w. ago Lavender will be 'bigger and healthier' if 1 kitchen scrap is sprinkled in soil

Lavender plants are easy to care for, but there's one thing you can add to the soil to help the blooms grow bigger and healthier - and you probably have some in the kitchen

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2 w. ago Hydrangeas turn blue and purple if fed 1 scrap ingredient 3 times a week

The more alkaline the soil is, the pinker the blooms will be - but a simple kitchen scrap ingredient that is acidic can help turn pink blooms into mesmerising blue and purple shades

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3 w. ago Protect vegetables from slugs by adding this one kitchen scrap to garden soil

Slugs can cause irreversible damage to your vegetable patches.

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3 w. ago Roses and hydrangeas bloom magnificently with two kitchen scraps in the soil

If you're looking to give your roses or hydrangeas a bit of a boost, then there are two kitchen scraps that could help your flowers bloom and look bigger and better than ever before

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