The best way to do this, is to stand plants on large saucers or trays filled with ‘Hortag’ or gravel and keep the water level just below the surface of the gravel. From March to September feed every two weeks with a balanced feed such as Miracle-Gro® All Purpose Soluble Plant Food for bushy growth and to prevent fruit drop and leaf yellowing. I used to put orange peels in my worm compost bin (still said to be a no-no on many worm composting sites) and yet they ate them quickly, in just a few days. Citrus are not hardy in Britain, they are best grown in pots outdoors in summer then brought back inside for winter.

If you place something the worms don’t tolerate into the Subpod, they will move away into the surrounding soils and leave it to the bacteria and microbes to take care of. As a result of this activity they need to be fed during the growing season - stop feeding completely during the winter. The heating will probably be off now, so the good days are here for house plants, but you could start misting and place a tray of water and pebbles nearby.Drying out the citrus peels before adding them is another step that helps make the process more efficient. They contain loam, sand, peat (or peat substitute), ground chalk and varying amounts of added fertilisers, according to their purpose. Thirdly, it’s quite funny that people are willing to dismiss citrus due to pesticides being used on them. There are strategic ‘worm flow’ holes placed around the sides of the Subpod, allowing worms to freely move between the food waste inside and the surrounding soil. Our citrus compost naturally helps water regulation with the texture of the mix designed to replicate that of Mediterranean soils.

If they do not like the conditions of a compost, worms can simply leave the pile as long as it is sitting on bare earth. This specially blended mix offers free drainage with the perfect balance of nutrients for strong citrus plants. Citrus Potting Mix is a specially blended mix offering free drainage and the perfect balance of nutrients for healthy citrus plants.

While this takes longer, it requires a lot less effort since you or simply leaving the pile to decompose naturally. Don't let the changing seasons put a damper on your barbecue plans; invest in a high-quality barbecue cover today to preserve your grill's longevity and keep grilling all season long. For this reason, in most parts of the UK, it is best to grow citrus in containers that can be moved to a warmer position over winter. Don’t let the controversy around composting citrus fruits put you off by adding them to your compost bin. Subpod content creator Gavin Wyatt loves writing purpose-driven copy for organisations that make a difference.

The worms are helpful to composting, but are not essential to the process, thus they are free to leave should they find conditions not to their liking, as long as the heap is sited over bare earth. What’s more, Subpod looks great - a stylish addition to any garden that even doubles up as a garden seat. As with the other citrus fruits, they have a high acid content, which you need to bear in mind when composting.That being said, you may not want to use citrus peels in your worm compost simply because many kinds of worms don't particularly like to eat them.

Though some people think that citrus peels in vermicompost can be harmful to the worms, this is not the case.

Hot compost is the composting process where almost no heat is lost, which speeds up the process considerably. For further guidance, we have included this short guide on how to use citrus in both hot and cold composting piles.