A former scallop-diver has launched the UK’s first ever peat-free, organic seaweed compost that is sold in 100% compostable or ‘naked’ packaging. His mission is to eradicate the 100 million single-use compost bags that are sold to UK gardeners each year.
True to his roots, Guy Grieve’s Atlantic Garden compost is seaweed-enriched, making it a premium product that will help gardeners’ investments go further, but at a competitive price.
Enriched with organic seaweed gathered from the nutrient-rich waters of the Scottish coastline, the Atlantic Garden compost is bursting with nutrients and minerals proven to deliver a range of benefits to gardeners:
- Deeper and stronger root growth
- Faster-growing, healthier and hardier plants that can better withstand adverse weather conditions and disease
- Tastier and fresher fruit and vegetables with a longer shelf-life
- Improved water retention enabling less frequent watering
Guy Grieve, former scallop diver and the innovator behind Atlantic Garden compost, comments: “Single-use plastics in gardening is a major environmental issue and must be addressed without delay. 2024 is a monumental year seeing the end of peat-use in the UK’s composting products, making it the perfect time to mark the end of plastic compost bags, too.
“Our truly gorgeous 100% organic seaweed-enriched compost is as ‘naked’ as it comes - all packaging - from the liner through to the tape on the box can be home composted within 180 days.
“We soft launched this world-first product last month and the response has been mind-blowing - we sent out 120,000 litres in the first week. It’s as if the nation’s gardeners have been waiting for it to arrive.”
Home composting heroes
Atlantic Garden’s commendable ethos is to promote and encourage home composting first and foremost and invite people to purchase its sustainable seaweed-enriched compost to top-up or give that extra special treat to a prize vegetable patch or flourishing flower bed.
Atlantic Garden organic seaweed-enriched compost
The 100% organic compost is free from any nasties and contains only two ingredients. 80% is leaves, stems, grass cuttings and sticks from the Scottish Lowlands and 20% is seaweed collected from the Scottish coastline.
The team shreds these two natural ingredients before forming composting windrows, which are turned periodically to aerate for a period of 180 days.
Naked compost - a world’s first
There is no peat, but more importantly, there is no plastic in any aspect of the product packaging. Everything from the cornstarch liners through to the tape used on the boxes - it can all be composted at home within 180 days.
A world’s first. Even more to celebrate - delivery is included in the £13.99 per 40 litre price. Visit the Atlantic Garden shop.
A kickback for the coast
Every delivery of Atlantic Garden triggers a 20p donation to the Scottish Coastal Clean-up Charity, helping to play a small part in repaying our great debt to the sea. This incredible charity removes tonnes of plastic from Scotland’s beaches. Guy works closely with the incredibly important charity.
#NakedGardening movement
The term ‘naked gardening’ was first used by Atlantic Garden’s founder, Guy Grieve, during a meeting with his fellow allotment owners at his plot in Edinburgh. He comments: “Introducing seaweed to the soil was a big step, but as soon as I presented my fellow gardeners with a fully ‘naked compost’ - no plastic bag - the naked gardening movement truly took off.
“We want to get the #nakedgardening movement trending throughout UK gardens. By sharing and innovating the ‘naked’ no-nasties products and solutions, we can help gardeners do their bit and strip the bad stuff out while letting the good stuff grow.”
Guy has created a #nakedgardening Facebook Group to help gardeners ‘start stripping’ here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nakedgardening
