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Has anyone seen Jack's Classic stuff in the UK?
When I was visiting some friends in the US a few weeks ago, I noticed their garden was beautiful. I'm still relatively new at it since I've only had my house for 2 years.
They said it took a lot of work but as long as everything was pruned and fertilized, it always looked amazing. They used stuff called Jack's Classic by a company called JR Peters who are in the states.
The website is http://www.jrpeters.com/Products/Jack-s-Classic.html but I was wondering if anyone has seen this stuff in garden centres here in the UK?
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In the sticks near Peterborough
Hi Dan apart from Miracle grow, the blue one that H,I,D, bought me in a garden sale which i use indoors only and half the recommended strength and surprise to me it happens to be the best iv ever tried, I only use free home made Comfry, this has never let me down on fruit,veg,flowers as long as you get the strength right,
Good luck
And, in any case, organic based fertilisers are better for the soil, its beneficial organisms, the plant and the planet. Make your own compost and use pelleted chicken manure or blood, fish and bone and some seaweed or comfrey fertiliser for added tonic.
A beautiful garden says more about the skill and effort of the gardener than the brand of products used.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
That's true Dove.
But not what a product promoter wants to hear
In the sticks near Peterborough
Nut
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I definitely agree with you Dove. At my old house I never used fertilizer at all, and since I'm a bit new to using it, I figured I would try to use what I've seen plainly works.
Good well-rotted farmyard manure (get it in bags from the garden centre if you're not near a farm), your own home-made garden compost and some Fish Blood & Bone. You don't need more than that for most plants.
Maybe some chicken manure pellets if you want something a bit higher in nitrogen for leafy vegetables.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I started a compost last year, but I don't think I've kept it moist enough (or so my dad says). I've opened the bottom and while it's definitely broken down a bit, it still has rather large bits of un...erm...digested bits
Do you think tossing some manure on top and mixing it up would help speed up the process?
That's exactly what I would do
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.