Black Gold

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Key Benefits

Our Black Gold is pre-mixed to a consistent formulated blend of soil improver and manure giving the combined benefits of both products;

• Adds natural humus and slow releasing essential plant nutrients back to the soil
• Increases soil fertility
• Natural source of available nitrogen
• Improves moisture retention, making water easily available for plant roots
• Increases nutrient retention by reducing nutrients leaching away from roots, particularly in sandy soils.
• Aids drainage through restoring structure of soil.
• Opens up heavy clay soils
• Helps reduce compaction of dense soils
• Ideal for London clay gardens and allotment, or sandy or reclaimed soils.
• Attracts worms to soil.
• Weed free
• British produced, with no added chemicals

How to Use

How to use Black Gold Compost...

As with all our soil conditioning products, it is best dug in to the soil for immediate benefits to the soil characteristics and is also suitable as a mulch.

For first dig on heavy, undisturbed soils, double-dig the ground breaking up any soil lumps and incorporate the Black Gold evenly throughout the soil, from the bottom of the trench up to the soil surface. Aim to incorporate approximately a depth of 150 - 200mm of Black Gold Compost into the top 300 – 400mm of heavy soil.

For lighter cultivations on pre-established beds or sandy soils, dig a depth of approximately 70 - 100mm of Black Gold into the top fork depth of soil to continue to build soil humus, fertility and structure year on year.

When to use Black Gold Compost...

Black Gold is best incorporated with soils from late autumn through to spring and left to settle for a couple of weeks before planting. It is suitable for use with light cultivations and mulching all year round.

Product Guidance

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.