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Hi guys and gals. I was wondering if any of you have had any experience with organic compost. I have bought some this year for the first time and it seems lacking in body and a bit dry compared to the usual compost which I use. I want to do my bit for the environment but I still want healthy veg on my plot.Have any of you used it before and what were the results?
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All types of compost will vary quite a bit from one to the other and some are good, some bad and obviously vary greatly for different requirements. Personally I don't want to use peat in my compost and had qutie a few problems finding a decent peat free one until I happened on the New Horizon stuff which you can get from Wyevale garden centres. I find it fab but still try to limit my use as I don't feel that the transport of plastic sacs of compost is a sustainable solution so make my own from the compost heap where ever possible and only use bought in compost for seeds and very young plants.
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I agree with Alison. Until recently I used the Humax peat-free, which I found very satisfactory although the consistency did seem a little strange at first in comparison to 'normal' composts, I've now been forced to change to the New Horizon as my Humax supplier closed down, I haven't been using it for long enough to make a comment except to say that it came highly recommended by other Grapes and it does feel more like a traditional peat based compost.Originally posted by Alison View PostInto each life some rain must fall........but this is getting ridiculous.
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i know plants potted in organic compost will need watering more often then non organic compost, it just doesnt hold water as good...Comment
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I've been using the New Horizon range since it first appeared and I have no complaints. I get decent crops from my containers and my seeds germinate fine in it.
I admit that I have never used peat-based non-organic compost, so I can make no comparison - they are clearly different, but if you don't know any better...
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