I feel the best type of fertiliser is one that not only feeds the plants but helps improve the soil. The Scottish Qualifications Authority has sent out apologies to racial equality campaigners following a stream of complaints for the use of the phrases Chinky and Who Flung Dung in an interpretation passage in this year's Standard Grade English paper. Fertiliser no matter what type needs to be dissolved to get into the soil and taken up by worms deeper in the soil profile. Free from weed seeds and diseases, this nutrient-rich mulch is great for spreading around the surface of plants. Although the short story on which the interpretation piece was based has an anti-racist message, it was felt by the Chinese Associations of Scotland that in the context of the exam the excerpt came across as misrepresentative of Oriental people in this country.

Mitre 10 acknowledges the Bunurong People of the Kulin nation, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which our Support Centre is located. Apply a uniform layer of Whoflungdung at 25mm to 100mm deep to cover soil, leaving 50mm to 100mm gap around base of any plants, trees or shrubs. Depending on what is added we can experience problems in the garden if some added ingredients are at too higher levels than needed.The tongue-in-cheek ad was paid for by Antoine Bigirimana, an African American resident of the town, who said he was tired of being questioned and harassed by police. To apply this, add a uniform layer 25mm to 100mm deep to cover the soil and leave a 50mm to 100mm gap around the base of plants, shrubs and trees.

But all of a sudden when you put it in black and white in a newspaper story, it's not the same thing.It adds nutrients to the soil for both the beneficial bacteria and plants to feed on – significantly reducing, if not eliminating, the nitrogen draw-down issues that are associated with most other mulches. To feed plants consumers are faced with a multitude of choices and without help it can be confusing. But again, as many of us Anglos are, we are sometimes oblivious to things that we shouldn't be oblivious to.

Whoflungdung aids in restricting and reducing the growth of weeds, and many users also happily report that blackbirds don’t like it. Chemical Fertiliser – Fertiliser seen in many garden centres labelled as ‘rose food’ is probably chemical fertilisers. Organic has this reputation yet today there are many variations from pure organic fertiliser through to those with some adding trace elements.When you have to keep reminding elected officials in high positions about these things, it makes me wonder how much of a backwater I live in.