Sorry @Dedekind I don't completely agree with you. I also hate to see threads being hijacked and going completely off on a tangent like this but if incorrect information is being given on a public website surely it needs to be corrected there.
Many novice gardeners use this website to get them started. If they are given incorrect information they can end up making expensive (both money and time) mistakes.
We quite often end up with discussions and a range of opinions (from both experienced and inexperienced gardeners) on the right way to tackle problems. However, most of us also know to say whether we're certain we're giving the right answer, whether the answer is the result of our personal experience, whether we're only expressing an opinion or to say if we're not sure but think...
That way a beginner can either go away with good advice or some pointers for research.
It would be wrong to allow incorrect information to go unchallenged.
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Well................. what a busy morning it's been. I've said this before at least a MILLION times. ( and I'm NOT exaggerating ) the trouble comes from the word " compost ". In a garden setting , eg compost bins, it's a "soil improver / conditioner", in a greenhouse / pot plant setting, it's a " growing medium " . The two are NOT the same, nor are they interchangeable.
No, it got me into THIS gardening SITE only. I have been a gardener all my life and one deep into it during my years with National Trust conservation groups as I have posted all along.
There is ‘garden compost’ and there is ‘potting compost’ …. they are not the same and are not interchangeable.
That they cannot be used in one or the other as part of a mix for their ingredients for improving soil is very bad, unscientific, and stupid misinformation.
The Loam in it drains well and aides drainage. The H grit/sand in it aides and drains well. The peat in it is nutrition that can be dug deep in. The main 3 ingredients!
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Many novice gardeners use this website to get them started. If they are given incorrect information they can end up making expensive (both money and time) mistakes.
We quite often end up with discussions and a range of opinions (from both experienced and inexperienced gardeners) on the right way to tackle problems. However, most of us also know to say whether we're certain we're giving the right answer, whether the answer is the result of our personal experience, whether we're only expressing an opinion or to say if we're not sure but think...
That way a beginner can either go away with good advice or some pointers for research.
It would be wrong to allow incorrect information to go unchallenged.
Trashing John Innes compost - which is superb loam, grit/H sand, and peat mainly - all superb for plants, is that.
Just trolls' trashing good things, now trying to disguise to cover up.
I've said this before at least a MILLION times. ( and I'm NOT exaggerating ) the trouble comes from the word " compost ".
In a garden setting , eg compost bins, it's a "soil improver / conditioner", in a greenhouse / pot plant setting, it's a " growing medium " .
The two are NOT the same, nor are they interchangeable.
There is ‘garden compost’ and there is ‘potting compost’ …. they are not the same and are not interchangeable.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The Loam in it drains well and aides drainage.
The H grit/sand in it aides and drains well.
The peat in it is nutrition that can be dug deep in.
The main 3 ingredients!
I have to work.