Best Seed Compost (In your opinion).

[Bigmallly]

You would think so Alison but they go straight into a greenhouse when germinated...............???.........it's just me I guess.

[Alison]

Well would you really want it to be easy Mally?

[Bigmallly]

Yes please..................

[Gillykat]

...but go back to a John Innes Seed Compost for trickier stuff. This isn't as good as it used to be either, I'm finding it's best to sieve it before use and even to add more sharp sand to open up the texture a bit and stop it going hard in the seed trays...

I'm finding that too! Perhaps I might start using MPC myself.

[rary]

I have been using Jacks Magic with course sand 50/50 for seed sowing, and have had very good results.
For cuttings I add more sand

[Patsy]

I used compost out of a grow bag this year. ( Easier to drag home than a bag of mpc) Never had such good sturdy seedlings before!

[Pooleman]

Resurrecting this thread, any update/experiences from the 2016 growing season please?

[happyhumph]

I just use a decent MPC but pick out any big bits for most seeds with some vermiculite on top. Sometimes add a bit of vermiculite or sand to the mix especially for cuttings. Mind you, I don't grow anything too demanding !

[DannyK]

Westland MPC plus some perlite to aid root separation with a sprinkle of vermiculite on top for second year running.

[planetologist]

The contents of the wormery mixed ~50:50 with garden soil. Depending on how meticulous I feel / think is needed depending on what I'm sowing, the garden soil might get sterilised in the pressure cooker, air dried, or used as is. I garden with as few external inputs as I can manage.

[sparrow100]

My chillies are in Sylvagrow seed compost - is a bit early to report back yet but I'll let you know how they do. No longer using any peat-based compost here.

[seasprout]

Verve blergve.

I have used Verve MPC sieved for many years, but last year I had terrible results, I'm sure the recipe has changed and more green waste was added. I had more rotted seedlings than ever, as the compost stayed so wet & started to decompose very quickly.

This year I intend to use 'propper' seed sowing compost, but it's a bit early for me to start any seeds off yet, so I've not purchased any.

[bario1]

I splashed out on J*ck's M*gic last year and it was really worth the extra cost.

[sparrow100]

I splashed out on J*ck's M*gic last year and it was really worth the extra cost.

I used that alongside SylvaGrow last year to see what difference it made with my padrons. They both grew equally well.

[seasprout]

Which? Best Buy composts for seed sowing.

The latest Garden Which? Compost trial has shown that the Best Buy composts for seed sowing are:

1. Wyevale multipurpose with John innes. (Orange bag, green top). £5.99 for 50L
2. Melcourt Sylvagrow with added John innes. £7.99 for 50L
3. Thompson & Morgan Incredicompost £14.99 70L
4. Wyevale Multipurpose £4.99 for 50L.

In that order.

Good luck.