I recently found an independant garden centre near me that I didn't know about, was a very well-kept secret, but bought some bags of 'Clover' MPC from there, three 70l bags for £10. Lovely stuff, will be going back for some more at some point very soon. They actually had a bag of it open so you can see what you're getting. Wonderful dark stuff, well rotted down and a great open texture, everything I've potted on seems to like it.
Won't be buying Verve any time soon, last year it was rubbish - quite literally, big unrotted chunks of chipped wood in there, bits of plastic, nails, glass, you name it, it was in there.
I bought some Vitax 70L bags from a local GC last week and the smell when opening it was horrible, it smelt like raw sewage, in it there was some questionable lumps which broke up like it should but it was a completely different color (toilet brown?) to the rest of the compost.
Is it ok to use when it smells like it does? I emptied the majority of the bag into a trellis planter i had just made.
Same as 'bump' - we've had a load of Spam again this morning - posting anything on here moves it up above the spam so it doesn't get lost down the page.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
John i noticed you have a hoselock tomato waterer thingy.. How do you find it? We got a couple for my grandad as he can forget to water stuff due to his altzeimers. His seem to be doing well (from the plants i grew him).
John i noticed you have a hoselock tomato waterer thingy.. How do you find it? We got a couple for my grandad as he can forget to water stuff due to his altzeimers. His seem to be doing well (from the plants i grew him).
Hi Andy,
I have traditionally had poor results from my tomatoes because running my own business as a master locksmith I was often not around to water the plants when they desperately needed it, especially as OH never remembered to water for me! (No criticism of her I hasten to add, she has always been very busy looking after the home, children, being our accountant and helping elderly people etc. [an absolute Gem]).
When I saw the Hozelock product it answered all my problems and I have to say it is brilliant. I only bought 1 as a trial but will definitely buy more next year. Ironically I have now retired and have more time to look after my greenhouse but it's still one of my better buys. Wish they'd been around years ago! Price varies from retailer to retailer but they are also available on ebay where you can compare prices and carriage charges. I do find a lot of ebay sellers make a low charge for the product but then hike the delivery charge so it does pay to look at the overall price.
There are 2 styles of the Hozelock product so make sure you are buying the right one for you. Mine was £19.99 in a local Garden Centre inc Vat
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True. Ive had to mix my JAB with other compost, just to make it useable.
I recently found an independant garden centre near me that I didn't know about, was a very well-kept secret, but bought some bags of 'Clover' MPC from there, three 70l bags for £10. Lovely stuff, will be going back for some more at some point very soon. They actually had a bag of it open so you can see what you're getting. Wonderful dark stuff, well rotted down and a great open texture, everything I've potted on seems to like it.
Won't be buying Verve any time soon, last year it was rubbish - quite literally, big unrotted chunks of chipped wood in there, bits of plastic, nails, glass, you name it, it was in there.
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little a, am intrigued; why the 'pings'?
I bought some Vitax 70L bags from a local GC last week and the smell when opening it was horrible, it smelt like raw sewage, in it there was some questionable lumps which broke up like it should but it was a completely different color (toilet brown?) to the rest of the compost.
Is it ok to use when it smells like it does? I emptied the majority of the bag into a trellis planter i had just made.
Sainsburys are doing 2 x 50lt for £6, has anyone tried it? was planning buying some to fill up my raised beds.
Same as 'bump' - we've had a load of Spam again this morning - posting anything on here moves it up above the spam so it doesn't get lost down the page.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
John i noticed you have a hoselock tomato waterer thingy.. How do you find it? We got a couple for my grandad as he can forget to water stuff due to his altzeimers. His seem to be doing well (from the plants i grew him).
Ah, now I understand pings