Topic: New Horizon compost

[caroline7758]

Peat-free multi-purpose  ("Which" best buy for peat-free) 4 x 60l bags for £12.99 at Garden Centre group (Wyevale etc). It's for Garden club members only but anyone can join at the till I think.

[saddad]

Might have a look at that, thanks...  :)

[woodypecks]

I,m not too happy with it..... looks like sawdust and bark chippings. Too heavy and the nursery too far to take back .Maybe  I,m wrong but ,  I,m not sure it will be suitable for sowing seeds in . I,m a little bit annoyed about it actually ..... it 'll  probably be ok for potting up bigger plants .   :-\

[BarriedaleNick]

I use new horizon most of the time and habe always been happy with it .  I hope it isnt going downhill..

[Duke Ellington]

Last year I was really happy with Wickes multipurpose compost. I bought four bags this weekend, I went outside to sieve it for potting on seedlings and its full of shredded wood. Its awful. I opened up another bag and its the same.
I think I will have to use John Innes seed compost now. The problem is you dont know what youve got until you get it home.

Duke

[claybasket]

I bought Wyvales compost last year wasn't happy with it  found lots of big bits of fiber and woody stuff ,I had half a bag left, and rather than through it out used it for seeds ,very little happened in the trays ,went and bought John Innes seed compost had good results, its J I for me.

[gwynleg]

I am using New Horizon again this year - I am happy with it and certainly manage to get good germination even with very little seeds

[caroline7758]

I've had good germination too- I usually sieve it and add some vermiculite for small seeds, but use it unsieved for potting on.

Just had a thought- there is a New Horizon garden compost which is a soil improver- i prseume you haven't got htis by mistake, woodypecks?

[woodypecks]

 Hi Caroline ...Nope...it says " Multi-purpose " on the bags . ... it  will have to do now  , but probably better for plants in containers .