Poor Compost

[Mimi]

As usual I made up all my tubs, pots and wall baskets using a mix of B+Q general purpose compost, slow release fertiliser and water retaining crystals.  They are normally gorgeous and thriving (so long as they are watered regularly)  This year they have been very poor.  I notice that the normal compost I buy had the makers name changed to Verve and the compost was very 'bitty' with bits of twig and other unidentifiables  :-\ in it.  Has anyone else used this general purpose compost and had poor results.  I can also put some of it down to poor weather but think the compost had a lot to do with it.

[Mimi]

[Palustris]

There is a whole thread on Gardener's World website with hundreds of entries complaining about B&Q composts.

[Palustris]

Found the thread for you.
http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/problem-solving/bandq-mpurpose-compost-issues/2516.html

[sunloving]

We've had similar threads to all year.
Ive been thinking that we could collectively do a compost survey in the gallery where as we buy new stuff we post a picture of it give it a score for texture and perhaps on it performance later in the year. It might save a few people from another bag of woodchip and glass.
x sunloving