If you Google the word compost, you will find an amazing variety of garden composts are readily available. So how do you which garden compost to choose, and what to use it for? Keep reading for a quick guide to compost types. Peat-based and peat-free garden composts Peat-free garden compost use has become a really huge problem for gardeners in the last few years. Naturally all of us want to be environmentally-friendly, but are peat-free composts as effective? Fortunately is that now there are plenty of peat-free alternatives out there that are basically as dependable as peat-based composts. The alternatives are typically based upon loam, coconut shell, animal manure and straw or recycled waste. Recycled waste garden compost tends to be made by local authorities by composting all our food waste at really heats to damage any bacteria and infections, so there is lots of it about. Mushroom garden compost Mushroom compost is a very good peat-free compost, ideal for growing veggies or as a ...