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    Compost, grow bags and feed

    Hello again, I mentioned earlier briefly about how dissapointed i was with my use of new horizon grow bags and westland multi purpose compost and I thought it may deserve its own thread.

    Anyone have any preferences or more luck with these than I have.

    Also what feed is everyone using for tomatoes etc, so many brands out there I dont know where to turn!
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    Originally posted by Alex_Parrott View Post
    Hello again, I mentioned earlier briefly about how dissapointed i was with my use of new horizon grow bags and westland multi purpose compost and I thought it may deserve its own thread.

    Anyone have any preferences or more luck with these than I have.

    Also what feed is everyone using for tomatoes etc, so many brands out there I dont know where to turn!
    MPC from Wickes Alex and it's very good, I had great harvests from it last year. I don't use growbags, it's cheaper to buy compost and buckets and I buy a basic tomato feed, Wilkinson's own brand. If you have GYO magazine, there's a voucher in the July edition for a free tomato feed from Wilko.
    Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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      Thats great, just need to find my nearest Wilkes... I understand what you say bout the cost of grow bags is the compost in grow bags not better than your normal multi purpose? I always thought it had adding nutrients etc

      Anyone?
      Always Helping Others To Help Themselves...

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        Focus "everyday" range compost £2:59 for 50 litres, seems to doing really well for all my plants since I started using it. Nice, crumbly, compost once it's loosened from being packed and stacked.

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          I've given up on cheap compost - had some of Aldi's last year and it is decidedly claggy (price you pay for peat free I guess). I'm trying Humax this season - 3 70L bags for £11 seemed quite good value and the seedlings like it better.
          All at once I hear your voice
          And time just slips away
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            Originally posted by Alex_Parrott View Post
            Thats great, just need to find my nearest Wilkes... I understand what you say bout the cost of grow bags is the compost in grow bags not better than your normal multi purpose? I always thought it had adding nutrients etc

            Anyone?
            I don't know about the added nutrients Alex, because I don't use them, but I understand there are enough nutrients for about 6 weeks growth in MPC. You can then feed the plants via Growmore, seaweed fertiliser, chicken pellets, etc. I take the very good advice from the experienced GYOs on here.
            Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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              Originally posted by muckdiva View Post
              I've given up on cheap compost - had some of Aldi's last year and it is decidedly claggy (price you pay for peat free I guess). I'm trying Humax this season - 3 70L bags for £11 seemed quite good value and the seedlings like it better.
              The only price to be paid for good peat free compost is a positive one on environmental grounds. Yes there are rubbish peat free but there are some incredibily good ones. I havn't used peat for about 5 years and have no intention of doing so again but I have spent a lot of time finding good ones and now only use New Horizon which is excellent.

              Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

              Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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                Gardeners World and Which? both gave New Horizon glowing praise
                All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                  I originally looked for it on the back of a Which report about 3 years ago after struggling with some other varieties and haven't looked back since.

                  Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

                  Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Alison View Post
                    The only price to be paid for good peat free compost is a positive one on environmental grounds. Yes there are rubbish peat free but there are some incredibily good ones. I havn't used peat for about 5 years and have no intention of doing so again but I have spent a lot of time finding good ones and now only use New Horizon which is excellent.
                    Think I might give the New Horizon a go Alison; certainly didn't want to give up using peat free, but so far the ones I've tried were pretty disappointing(apart from sieved leaf mould which is lovely, but which I didn't save enough of ... )
                    All at once I hear your voice
                    And time just slips away
                    Bonnie Raitt

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