Just read nearly all the posts regarding Verve B&Q compost. I went out yesterday and bought 3 bags! Today I opened a bag and yes it does have quite a few largeish pieces of wood, but it is also quite dark and moist and I thought it looked ok. I have potted up my dahlias, my tomatoes and a few other bedding plants. Had to pull out a few large bits of wood which got in the way. I usually use a finer seed compost for setting seeds.
After reading all your comments, am a bit worried about all the plants I have potted up today. Well, lets see what happens? I hope they survive!!! Otherwise I will be another unhappy customer.
I can't say I usually use anything special, just whatevers on offer and I don't usually have any problems. WIll give you my feedback in a few weeks.
I haven't read everyone's posts but following the flow from the one's read, have had experience this year of some rubbish grow bags with plastic, nails, stones and I'm sure the remains of someones garden fence in one, there was so much wood.
Lidl are selling grow bags for £1.29 and it looks like black gold. Very good texture, no bits or nasty smell, nice and moist. Was so impressed I went back and bought 4 more bags. They also do a peat free bag and multi purpose bag.
Please do not be surprised if you find glass in your compost !! I live in Lincolnshire and as you can see from the label of my garden waste bin, they want glass with the compostable waste. GC
Unbelievable what are they thinking. I mean they would rather have glass than branches or grass sods. Compost doesn't stand a chance if councils adopt them rules.
We bought B & Q Farmyard manure and that was awful too.....looked like we'd put wood shavings all over our borders!!! Luckily my husband has got a new job in a local garden centre now so no more B & Q rubbish for us!!!!
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Just read nearly all the posts regarding Verve B&Q compost. I went out yesterday and bought 3 bags! Today I opened a bag and yes it does have quite a few largeish pieces of wood, but it is also quite dark and moist and I thought it looked ok. I have potted up my dahlias, my tomatoes and a few other bedding plants. Had to pull out a few large bits of wood which got in the way. I usually use a finer seed compost for setting seeds.
After reading all your comments, am a bit worried about all the plants I have potted up today. Well, lets see what happens? I hope they survive!!!
Otherwise I will be another unhappy customer.
I can't say I usually use anything special, just whatevers on offer and I don't usually have any problems. WIll give you my feedback in a few weeks.
I haven't read everyone's posts but following the flow from the one's read, have had experience this year of some rubbish grow bags with plastic, nails, stones and I'm sure the remains of someones garden fence in one, there was so much wood.
Lidl are selling grow bags for £1.29 and it looks like black gold. Very good texture, no bits or nasty smell, nice and moist. Was so impressed I went back and bought 4 more bags. They also do a peat free bag and multi purpose bag.
Please do not be surprised if you find glass in your compost !!
I live in Lincolnshire and as you can see from the label of my garden waste bin, they want glass with the compostable waste. GC
G.C - just been for an eye test this morning, glass !!!!!
Yes Marshmello it does say "GLASS". I don't quite understand it. I can only guess the world has officially gone mad !
I am stunned! I thought the idea of recycling glass was to make more glass?
@zoomer44.. let us know how the plants do..that is a very good price.. waht size were they.
So after reading ll the above posts, which mp compost should i buy??