Home made compost:

“Homemade compost is the very best fertility for your vegie garden because its alive, minerally rich and stable. Your plants reflect this by growing steadily + strongly, and the reduction in pests and disease is quite something.” Kath Irvine, Edible Backyard

Workshop 1: 10am-12pm

Workshop 2: 1pm-3pm

Join composting expert Pete Ryan as he demonstrates how to turn garden waste into food for your garden.

He follows the same techniques as last year’s guest Jim O’Gorman, The Dirt Doctor NZ, and assisted Jim in 2023 at these workshops.

Pete’sHis composting philosophy is:

Find some space and build a heap!' There's compost everywhere.... you, your neighbours, your local cafe... just give it a go.

This is an ideal session for home gardeners to learn more about the living soil and how to make a successful compost heap.

Bring clothes and shoes you don’t mind getting dirty, as audience participation is encouraged!   

Meet in the Dunedin Botanic Garden upper carpark, with a short walk to the demonstration site.

Cost:  $5pp | (Max 20 pax/workshop)

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Hosted by Dunedin Botanic Garden: The Dunedin Botanic Garden is New Zealand's first botanic garden and holds the status of a Garden of International Significance.  The New Zealand Native Plant Collection showcases rare and endangered native plant species. One third of the Garden is bush which needs a helping hand to regenerate and become healthy and strong. Garden staff and volunteers actively manage the plant and animal pests living in the bush in a variety of ways.