Orange Buckets - Filling

[broadway]

Hi Folks,

Off to Homebase or B&Q today to get some soil/compost for my 20 odd buckets. Gonna use them for toms, peppers, cucumbers, etc.

Question is what’s the best compost to use? Should I just go for growbags or multipurpose stuff?

Thanks
Danny

[shirlthegirl43]

I use the best bargain multi-purpose compost for mine.

[crichmond]

Just ordinary multi purpose and then add a few chicken manure pellets for food.

[Elijay]

How do you use these cheap orange buckets then? Have you removed the bottoms or drilled drainage holes in them?

[broadway]

drilled holes

[Elijay]

Do you sink them in the ground a little bit?

[broadway]

Using them for the first time this year. Using 3 per growhouse instead of a growbag. That said I'm also using some for marrow, pumpkin, squash etc and I may sink these, nothing ventured?