Yes or no

[anthonyjb]

hi All

Growbags. With or without peat which is best


Thanks

Anthonyjb

[PyreneesPlot]

For you or the planet?

[anthonyjb]

Peat or no peat both

[Glutton4...]

No peat. Peatless. Without Pete. Sans Pierre..

[mothhawk]

No peat. Peatless. Without Pete. Sans Pierre..

Yes, I like my growbags without stones too

(and without peat)

To be truthful, I don't use growbags, so I guess I like your growbags without peat

[Bill HH]

I have done with grow bags, it seems like torture to expect a tomato or cucumber to eek out an existence in so little soil. I am making wooden troughs for next year.

[Glutton4...]

Stones, MH!? Stones are called Mick or Keith!

[veggiechicken]

No Pete in the Stones or in my growbags (when I used to buy them)
Charlie and I have something in common though

[rustylady]

Don't like Growbags. I use Morrisons flower buckets, preferably no peat in the compost used to fill them though.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Me I go against the grain, until some body comes up with a decent peat free compost then I will continue to use peat in.

Not in growbags though hate the things.

Potty

[WendyC]

I've used growbags for many years but have finally given up on them for the silliest reason. At the end of the season I take the used growbags up to the allotment to fill a raised bed I use for carrots and move round each year. What a faff! They are so difficult to handle. Now I use big pots which are much easier.
I also gave up as they are tricky to water just right too and I use weight as a guide in pots. As far as compost goes I use the New Horizon Multipurpose and get pretty good results from it.
As far as the peat v peat free debate goes it is one that will run and run (or grow and grow!!) You'll have to decide for yourself.

[Glutton4...]

Now I do use growbags (when I'm growing) and for two reasons;

1: They're easier to carry and transport than a big bag or bale of compost.
2: They usually contain a finer compost than the bigger bags/bales, which, in my (limited) experience, seem to be full of twigs, stones, wire, plastic and all manner of un-seivable and unusable lumps.

No peat, either way.