18/09/2026
This summer has been one of the driest on record across the UK. In East Anglia, where Liz gardens, that is nothing new. She has spent 15 years building a cut flower and food garden there, on light sandy soil, with rainfall that was already unpredictable before the last few summers made it worse.
This year she ran a straightforward test. Two raised beds, same species, same planting dates, same watering schedule: Gaura, Cosmos, and Antirrhinum in both. One bed had CircleRoot mixed into the compost before planting. One did not.
By midsummer, the difference was visible. "The addition of CircleRoot has given a far more luscious growth with far better flowering." The CircleRoot bed held up through the heat. "Both beds have been watered using the same regime," Liz said. "The bed without CircleRoot has struggled."
If you are replanting this autumn after a difficult summer, that instinct is right. Plants established now have the whole winter to build a root system before they need to perform next year. Plan your autumn replanting now.
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