We had them when I was small, they live in damp conditions.
My grump, Â went to Lidl and Morrisons yesterday, Â lots of bedding plants, some gorgeous big pots of hydrangeas, all dead, Â no water in the trays. I only went to Morrison for compost, Â realised when I got home Iâd bought peat free, Westland, Â wow! Â It absolutely stinks, like burning tyres, Â didnât want to stay in the GH with it. Â It does have added JI, Â which means someoneâs chucked a handful of sand in there.Â
If I lose my seedlings Iâll be blo*dy annoyed.Â
Lyn Just used westlands to propagate approx. 500 plants from seed to planting no problems. The top dries out and feels crusty but if you push a finger through its usually damp underneath.
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
Thanks @Kili, Â Letâs hope so, Â itâs very heavy though. Did you lighten it with perlite when you sowed seeds in it?Â
Hi @Lyn I didn't use perlite for the first 250 sowings as I had none. I ordered some online as its very expensive at my local garden centres so had to wait for its arrival. I used a very fine sieve to filter out larger bits and sowed into that for my first sowings. the rest I did with perlite but couldn't see any difference in germination rates in using perlite. I did use perlite when potting seedlings on to help with drainage as the lack of sunlight so far this month meant I didn't want them sitting in the greenhouse in wet soil overnight.
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
Thanks @Kili, Â There are no bits in this at all, itâs like dust and sand.Â
The pricked out seedling are standing up this morning so Iâll wait and see. I donât think I could use it in big pots, Â itâs so heavy when it does finally get wet. Time will tell if my acid loving plants do ok.Â
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.Â
Thanks @Kili, Â There are no bits in this at all, itâs like dust and sand.Â
The pricked out seedling are standing up this morning so Iâll wait and see. I donât think I could use it in big pots, Â itâs so heavy when it does finally get wet. Time will tell if my acid loving plants do ok.Â
@Lyn no bits! that would suggest to me an inconsistency in Westlands batch production method as I had plenty of bits of twig etc.. in mine. Who knows what I'll get next year if I buy Westland again but I will adapt I will prevail Â
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
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Just used westlands to propagate approx. 500 plants from seed to planting no problems. The top dries out and feels crusty but if you push a finger through its usually damp underneath.
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
George Bernard Shaw'
Hi @Lyn I didn't use perlite for the first 250 sowings as I had none. I ordered some online as its very expensive at my local garden centres so had to wait for its arrival.
I used a very fine sieve to filter out larger bits and sowed into that for my first sowings. the rest I did with perlite but couldn't see any difference in germination rates in using perlite.
I did use perlite when potting seedlings on to help with drainage as the lack of sunlight so far this month meant I didn't want them sitting in the greenhouse in wet soil overnight.
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
George Bernard Shaw'
There I was
A-digging this hole
A hole in the ground
So big and sort of round it was
There was I
Digging it deep
It was flat at at the bottom
And the sides were steep........
I donât think I could use it in big pots, Â itâs so heavy when it does finally get wet.
Time will tell if my acid loving plants do ok.Â
@Lyn no bits! that would suggest to me an inconsistency in Westlands batch production method as I had plenty of bits of twig etc.. in mine. Who knows what I'll get next year if I buy Westland again but I will adapt I will prevail Â
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
George Bernard Shaw'
Funnily enough I've just come in for one.