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Agrigem growmore 07-07-70

htprojectushtprojectus Posts: 3
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Hi, this is my first post as I just joined. I am attempting container grown veg for the first time this year and finding it difficult to source fertiliser etc. I did manage to get hold of some Agrigem 07-07-07 on amazon and wonder if anyone can advise on whether it is realy suitable for container growing. It seems like a hard rock salt like consistency and I am not 100% sure if this stuff is more for rough agricultural use on fields as opposed to veg in pots. I did manage to get hold of two large 900 litre bags of 'Veggie Gold' from compost direct and am not impressed to say the least, hence wanting to add additional fertiliser just in case.
Any advice most welcome as its been a while since I did any serioius gardening and my memory is withering on the vine.

Thanks in advance

Steve.

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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Hi Steve and welcome to the forum.
    I've no experience of Veggie Gold, but it's described as a rich compost for veg.
    What you don't want to do it to make to compost even richer by adding more nutrients.
    I'd stick with the compost which is unlikely to need more nutrients for at least 6 weeks once your plants are growing.
    Then you could use some sort of liquid fertilizer and/or seaweed extract which is excellent for veg. If you choose to use both, use 1 one week and the other the following week - never mix them.
    Many problems are caused by over fertilizing, too little is better than too much.
    Best of luck!

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • htprojectushtprojectus Posts: 3
    Thanks for that advice Pete, I have done a trial (yesterday) with some petit pois seedlings so as to compare it 'with and without', plus a 50/50 blend with normal garden centre compost, again with and without the agrigem. I will post the results here later.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Good luck Steve - it'll be interesting to see how it goes.
    Don't stress too much about getting it perfect.
    You can always use a liquid feed if you feel there's not enough nutrients, but not so easy to remove growmore from the soil if there's too much

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    My concern about using a product intended for " agri"  use is the application/dosage rate.
    Of course I might be 100% wrong, but might the rates not be per acre/hectare and not per sq yard / metre?
    Devon.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    What is the recommended dosage for the growmore? Normally it would give you a gram per litre of compost of something like that. If it's given in tons per acre then it's a good sign it's not meant for domestic use ;)
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    wild edges said:
    What is the recommended dosage for the growmore? Normally it would give you a gram per litre of compost of something like that. If it's given in tons per acre then it's a good sign it's not meant for domestic use ;)
    snap
    Devon.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Details on their web page indicate 100g/sq. m by hand or spreader.

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • htprojectushtprojectus Posts: 3
    The problem I had at the time was most things I wanted were out of stock and then the lockdown started and I stumbled upon this stuff whilst looking for blood fish and bonemeal. At the moment I have 1800 litres on compost that looks more like topsoil ?? We sieved one bag by hand on sunday and got three barrowloads of various stones and lumps of clay etc out of it. I'm not sure what to do other than trial it as mentioned to Pete.8, I do have some blood fish and bone on the way now thankfully.
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