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Rosie Hardy's guide to growing media

punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
edited February 2022 in Plants
https://youtu.be/q7GH-r_w2uI

Some may find this useful / interesting, the cynics amongst you shouldn't read it.
How can you lie there and think of England
When you don't even know who's in the team

S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border

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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I think using the term "growing media" for potting composts as opposed to the stuff you make in a compost bin is a good idea - less potential for confusion - but I don't think it'll catch on.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    I follow her channel - I like a lot of it.

    Reposting this from Jason too, on plant growing media. (Whom I also follow)


  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Fire said:
    Reposting this from Jason too, on plant growing media. (Whom I also follow)
    That was really fascinating and helpful. B)

    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    and .... another very different perspective from Bunny Guinness today. No doubt she will hammered from all sides for taking her stand (I know she has already had a lot of abuse from speaking on this topic on Radio 4).  She seems to mix up Ireland and UK stats, but still - it's useful to get different views.


  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    Reaction to Bunny Guinness's statement -

    The Casual Gardener: For peat's sake, stop destroying bogs just to grow pretty plants - The Irish News

    I think the environmental impact of washing and transporting coir is something I'd like more information on, that does sound like it might have some validity. For me, none of Bunny's other points really stack up. The fact that more peat is extracted for other uses doesn't make extracting it for horticulture OK, and it is clearly possible to run peat free nursery production. Surely the fear of becoming slightly less competitive against EU producers who still use peat could be addressed through regulating imported stock? 
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
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