I have been looking around for a grow bag as I would like to start some salad stuff off in my greenhouse. I have tried my local garden centre, Aldi's, Wilkinson's and other outlets without success. Has anyone spotted any?
I think it's possibly a little early ddaisy. Most people use them for tomatoes which wouldn't be at the stage for grow bags just yet. Probably in a few weeks the GCs will be overflowing with them!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks for your replies. I can see I will have to wait a bit longer. I use a grow bag for salad crops as it is more flexible and when the weather warms up I put the grow bag on my little wall. I will put some lettuces in the garden later on in the season. My soil is very sandy and I often use one on the soil to grow courgettes, making a hole or two in the bottom of the bag. I do put some in the veg patch but the ones in the grow bag do much better, honest!
I think Growbags have got thinner as opposed to smaller!! Not organic so I don't use them. Prefer to buy Bio Compost in 40/50litre bags and grow direct in them. They last much longer because deeper and richer mix. Good to scatter on plot after use too whereas in the dim distant past when I did try Growbags they were so dusty and had no nutrition left at all when I had finished growing toms in them.
I am sorry to say that you are probably right about grow bags not being environmentally friendly as they seem to be very peaty. I do find they are OK to put on the garden though as they add bulk to my sandy soil. But yes, they are not green and now I'm feeling guilty for liking them! The cheaper ones are thinner but if you pay a little bit more they are better. Perhaps a peat free version will soon be available.
Wish they would look at content (ie peat) but I am afraid to say that cheap and cheerful wins the day for the manufacturers, and very few seem to be eco minded. Whilst Jo Public only want to pay £1 there will always be inferior products.
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I think it's possibly a little early ddaisy. Most people use them for tomatoes which wouldn't be at the stage for grow bags just yet. Probably in a few weeks the GCs will be overflowing with them!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I'm sure I saw some in Tesco but I could have been dreaming.
Why use grow bags? Straight MPC with a sprinkling of FBB will do fine.
Thanks for your replies. I can see I will have to wait a bit longer. I use a grow bag for salad crops as it is more flexible and when the weather warms up I put the grow bag on my little wall. I will put some lettuces in the garden later on in the season. My soil is very sandy and I often use one on the soil to grow courgettes, making a hole or two in the bottom of the bag. I do put some in the veg patch but the ones in the grow bag do much better, honest!
I think Growbags have got thinner as opposed to smaller!! Not organic so I don't use them. Prefer to buy Bio Compost in 40/50litre bags and grow direct in them. They last much longer because deeper and richer mix. Good to scatter on plot after use too whereas in the dim distant past when I did try Growbags they were so dusty and had no nutrition left at all when I had finished growing toms in them.
I am sorry to say that you are probably right about grow bags not being environmentally friendly as they seem to be very peaty. I do find they are OK to put on the garden though as they add bulk to my sandy soil. But yes, they are not green and now I'm feeling guilty for liking them! The cheaper ones are thinner but if you pay a little bit more they are better. Perhaps a peat free version will soon be available.
Wish they would look at content (ie peat) but I am afraid to say that cheap and cheerful wins the day for the manufacturers, and very few seem to be eco minded. Whilst Jo Public only want to pay £1 there will always be inferior products.
I might try sowing directly into a compost bag and thanks Biofreak and Dave for the suggestion. I don't know why I haven't thought of it myself!