Garden jobs
General garden jobs: compost, mulch and looking after your soil.
Growing and care
Garden jobs through the year
Every job for growing garden on one chart. Click a row to open the full guide.
Care
Common questions
How long does compost take to make?
Usually six months to two years, the RHS says, faster in warm weather and slower in winter. Garden Organic says it can be ready in six to eight weeks with more effort, but a year or more is more usual. More
When is the best time to mulch?
The sources differ. The RHS gives late autumn to late winter, November to February, and also mid- to late spring and autumn. Garden Organic prefers early spring, late February or early March, as the soil starts to warm. More
In this section we use these sources: Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), Garden Organic. Each page lists its own sources at the bottom.