Editor’s Note

“Compost, both peat and peat-free, is set to go up readers, but it has been on the cards for some time. Truth is that compost has been underpriced for a long time, and cheap multi-deals have been used by garden centres and DIY centres as an inducement to get people in store. However, rising costs of growing media ingredients have reached a point where producers have no choice but to pass some of that on and we will have to pay extra. Perhaps this will encourage more people to create their own compost, which is much better for the environment.”