Soil block makers - what you reckon?

[Samuel1988]

Evening all,

Was wondering what everyone's experience of soil block makers is?

If its good, any good places one could buy them from?

Many thanks,

Samuel

[Alison]

Sorry, don't know what they are, do you have a link?


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[Bren In Pots]

Samuel I've not tried them but I have found some old threads for you to have a look at :-


http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ers_11747.html

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...get_13825.html

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...-maker_18.html

[Jeanied]

Monty was using his on Gardener's World this week - looked interesting!

[Bill HH]

I thought it looked very iffy, the blocks he was making were falling apart.

[Gina's plot]

I thought they looked quite good


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[DannyRam]

I thought it looked very iffy, the blocks he was making were falling apart.

I guess he will be paid for advertising them. Or, am I being cynical??

[Jeanied]

I guess he will be paid for advertising them. Or, am I being cynical??

Oh yes, you cynic! He said he was using an old one - and did not advertise them on the BBC!

[Alison]

Watched the episode yesterday on repeat and thought that they looked quite interesting but not sure I'd use them much. I don't sow much in modules as I tend to use newpaper pots for small stuff and then pots with several seeds in for other stuff and I can't see they'd work too well for larger seeds but would be interested to see if anybody had been successful with them.

[Kristen]

Interesting about the air-pruning effect - like using Air Pots I suppose.

[Alison]

Interesting about the air-pruning effect - like using Air Pots I suppose.

I thought that too, it did make me think about my potting which is either sad or helpful depending on if you garden I suppose!

[Kristen]

I suppose the air-pruning effect is proven, rather than just marketing hype, is it?

I should go-Google it I suppose ...

[Bren In Pots]

I find that the little newspapers pots I use sort of air-prune.

[Kristen]

I find that the little newspapers pots I use sort of air-prune.

I cram mine into a gravel tray so tight that I doubt there is any air between them! it is in the, probably mistaken, belief that it will stop them falling over

[Bren In Pots]

I cram mine into a gravel tray so tight that I doubt there is any air between them! it in the, probably mistaken, belief that it will stop them falling over

I do the same thing and I find those at the edge seem to lose the ends of their roots.