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[Jungle Jane]

I bought some lovely compost from wyeva1e,I had £12 garden club vouchers so got 2 bags of 75L MPC for £11,it was sort of free very good texture.

[Scoot]

Yes they should be fine,just lift the pot occasionally to see if it's light & needs watering,some composts hold water better than others.

I take it compost with loads of little bits and pieces in it dries out quicker?

Never had compost like this before. Will they rot down a bit over the course of the year?

[Jungle Jane]

I've used similar compost & it's been fine,nothing unusual,if it's not very meaty it might not hold water as well as other composts,it will probably be ok though.

[Scoot]

I've used similar compost & it's been fine,nothing unusual,if it's not very meaty it might not hold water as well as other composts,it will probably be ok though.

We shall see. I've potted them into little 9cm pots now. If they start doing well in those I'll know they're going to be fine to go into 10 ltr pots with the same compost. If they don't do well in the 9cm pots I'll know it's the compost and get some different stuff for the 10 ltr pots.

I've got a plan (for once) lol.

[Jungle Jane]

If they don't grow well you could try a bit of feed,sometimes some composts lack any nutrients.

[Scoot]

If they don't grow well you could try a bit of feed,sometimes some composts lack any nutrients.

I've got plenty of Growmore and BFB, so I'll try that.

[4390evans]

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Richmoor mpc 70L 2for£7 at morrisons

This is the first time I have used this compost its canny, quite fluffy and light once sieved. Ive started my seedligs off in this and will be using it for hanging baskets.

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This is the first time I have used this compost its canny, quite fluffy and light once sieved. Ive started my seedligs off in this and will be using it for hanging baskets.

Seems like a good price. Does it happen to list its peatiness?

[Bigmallly]

Updated List 18/03/16

So that Grapes wishing to take part don't waste their time duplicating what we already have, here is the list so far:
2015 List:

Lidl MPC - £1.29 for 25Lts or 5.16p/Lt...........http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325074
Poundstretcher Growing Bag - £1.49 for 25Lts or 5.96p/Lt.......http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325079
New Horizon Organic & Peat Free MPC - £4.99 per Bag or 8p/Lt.........http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325085
B&Q Verve MPC - £6.73 for 125Lts or 5.38p/Lt........http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325088
B&M Easigrow Growbag - £1.29 for 27Lts or 4.8p/Lt.........http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325137
Homebargains Smart Garden Eco Block - £1.79 for 50Lts or 3.58p/Lt..http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325174
J.Arthur Bower's Growbag - £2 for 33Lts or 6p/Lt........http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325526
Lidl MPC - £1.89 for 35Lts or 5.4p/Lt........http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325528
Poundland Richmoor MPC with JI - £1 for 15Lts or 6.67p/Lt........http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325884
Westland MPC - £4.99 for 50Lts, 3 bags for £10 or 6.66p/Lt.........http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1326171
B&M Easigrow MPC - £10 for 210Lts or 4.76p/Lt.....http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1326746
A1di Organic Compost 40L - £2.49 or 6.22p/Lt .....http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1326895
Westland John Innes Seed Sowing Compost Wilko £2.00 13.3 Litres or 15p/Lt......http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1326972
MPC from Country Wide. 3 x 100ltr for £18 or 6p/Lt......http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1328120

2016 List:

Richmoor mpc 70L 2for£7 or 5p/Lt............... http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1427284


Thanks again

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[Penellype]

O NO! Have done all this week's sowings in a Westlands compost. I hope I won't have to do them all again *sigh*

I've been using Westland MPC for the last few years and its fine - sometimes a bit chunky, but I've not had any problems with germination.

[Bacchus]

I've always had good seedling results with Verve. I buy the 120 litre packs so it's very cheap. It needs seived but I've rarely found anything in there that shouldn't be. I wouldn't use it solely to grow in long term, but as a mixer or early seedling medium I like it.

[ugley_matt]

Bought some bags of Wickes MPC at the weekend to fill up some new raised beds and it looked really nice, a lot better than last year and not full of big pieces. Will be getting some more to use for sowing so will post full details then, but based on this first batch , it looked great.

[Bren In Pots]

I've always had good seedling results with Verve. I buy the 120 litre packs so it's very cheap. It needs seived but I've rarely found anything in there that shouldn't be. I wouldn't use it solely to grow in long term, but as a mixer or early seedling medium I like it.

I've never had a problem with Verve either I don't bother sieving before use but I do use another plant pot as a sieve to cover the seeds.

[Scoot]

Has anyone used this this year?

B&M: > Gro-Sure All Purpose Compost Bale - 4 Month Feed 75L - 295041

I've had a quick flick through and see the westlands stuff is listed from last year. Any other info anyone?

[Jungle Jane]

It looks similar to the worst buy in this which report by t&m,but this ones peat free. Verve looks like a good choice....
http://blog.thompson-morgan.com/wp-c...edicompost.pdf