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Old 20-04-2008, 11:55 AM
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Hi Folks,

Off to Homebase or B&Q today to get some soil/compost for my 20 odd buckets. Gonna use them for toms, peppers, cucumbers, etc.

Question is what’s the best compost to use? Should I just go for growbags or multipurpose stuff?

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Old 20-04-2008, 12:05 PM
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I use the best bargain multi-purpose compost for mine.
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Just ordinary multi purpose and then add a few chicken manure pellets for food.
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How do you use these cheap orange buckets then? Have you removed the bottoms or drilled drainage holes in them?
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drilled holes
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Do you sink them in the ground a little bit?
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Old 21-04-2008, 08:21 PM
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Using them for the first time this year. Using 3 per growhouse instead of a growbag. That said I'm also using some for marrow, pumpkin, squash etc and I may sink these, nothing ventured?
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