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Wonderpost bags are NOW biodegradable

1 June 2020 By nmgarnett Leave a Comment

Yes, plastic can be biodegradable, and we’ve finally found a way to do it.

From 01/05/2020 all our Wonderpost bags are biodegradable which means when they’ve reached the end of their life, after you’ve ripped it open and chucked it away, it’ll just become water, Carbon Dioxide and biomass.

Another small step towards cleaning up the planet.

​We thought you may also be interested in the manufacturing process.

The process:

Stages of oxo-biodegradation with d2w technology: 

  1. d2w masterbatch is added at the manufacturing stage. 
  2. Film containing d2w is extruded at the factory and is made into bags or packaging. 
  3. The product behaves like a conventional product during its intended service life. 
  4. After its service life, the bag or packaging may end up in the open environment. 
  5. The d2w then takes effect and the product begins to degrade in the presence of oxygen. 
  6. The product eventually degrades to nothing more than carbon dioxide, water and biomass.

Visit https://wonderpost.co.uk to purchase Wonderpost in biodegradable bags

Filed Under: Not about the allotment, Soil improvement, Technical

5 tips for Autumn soil improvement

5 September 2019 By nmgarnett Leave a Comment

Now that Summer is over and our thoughts turn to Christmas shopping, and whether we really want the mother-in-law (or father-in-law, for that matter) for Christmas lunch, we mustn’t forget our gardens, because we are parent, guardian, and mother-in-law to a piece of land that is not going to go on holiday, or gives us a break by having it’s own Christmas lunch. Your garden needs all the love it can get, and we can help by undertaking the following 5 best soil improvement tasks.

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Filed Under: Allotment News, Soil improvement, Technical, Very hard work

How to do Soil Improvement the correct way

23 May 2019 By nmgarnett Leave a Comment

How to do soil improvement the correct way

It’s not often we re-publish other peoples blog posts, but when I was thinking of writing a post about ‘Soil Improvement’, an enormous subject at the best of times, I started to do some research and came across this wonderful article in Gardeners World. Simply titled ‘How to improve your soil‘ it was such an easy, informative read, I’ll just re-publish it, because I can’t do any better.

I’ll just give you the soil improvement preamble and then link to the article and the author:

Plants need good soil conditions if they are to give the best results. Improving the soil with plenty of organic matter in the form of compost helps drainage and aeration on heavy soils and conserves essential moisture on light ones.

Please click here to read the full article on the Gardeners World website

Filed Under: Keep Fit, Quite easy work, Soil improvement, Technical

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