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Gardening is one of the most popular pastimes in the UK. Most of us with a back garden enjoy making the most of it by spending our summer afternoons outside. However, gardens to take quite an amount of work to ensure they look tidy and that the grass and plants are well-fed, trimmed and healthy.
There are of course plenty of gadgets and substances that can help us with this task; from lawnmowers to strimmers; fertilizers to pesticides and a whole host of other tools, gizmos and gadgets.
Unfortunately many of these practices are not very eco-friendly. Many of the gadgets and tools regularly used in the garden require power and often the pesticides and fertilizers contain chemicals or peat which is taken from unsustainable peat bogs.
However, there are some new eco-friendly gadgets that can help make our gardens the rural idle we all long for - and as they don't require power, or contain chemical or other unsustainable ingredients they are not damaging to the environment.
Composters
While composting is an old technique - recycling our kitchen and organic waste ot make plant feed, the humble composter has come a long way. Aerobic composters for instance, minimise greenhouse gas emissions (often methane and other greenhouse gasses are put out into the atmosphere when compost breaks down).
Spherical composters such as the Composphere are unique in that they allow the composter to be moved around - with no mess - ideal for the smaller garden or for those that wish to transfer their composter to another location.
Solar powered composters can also accelerate the process of composting by adding heat which can reduce the time the food and organic waste breaks down and turns into compost.
Whilst not strictly speaking a composter, a drip feeder is just as useful for feeding plants. These devices use old plastic drinking bottles as a reservoir of water and automatically drip feed your plants, never over watering - or under watering. This means you can ensure all your plants are watered properly when you are not even there.
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