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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: crosers on February 05, 2005, 19:53:18

Title: compost
Post by: crosers on February 05, 2005, 19:53:18
Does anybody have any recommendations for soil free compost. Not too pricey as I need a lot. I have heard that West Riding Organic compost is good has anybody had experience with this and know where to get it?
Title: Re: compost
Post by: philcooper on February 10, 2005, 16:27:06
Crosers,

Gardening Which tested composts last year and recommend New Horizon Organic & Peat Free Growbags (same as the New Horizon Peat Free Compost but works out 1p per litre cheaper) it still comes in at 5.7p a litre. (it was called J Arthur Bowers)

B&Q own brand Organic Peat-Free did not much worse and is only 3.6p/litre (when bought as a grow bag)

But no peat-free composts did well as seed compost

Phil

Title: Re: compost
Post by: tim on March 10, 2005, 16:13:11
First attempt disappeared.

So far, very pleased with the consistency of Moorland Gold (mined peat free) & West Riding Organics' MG derived compost.

Expensive & as yet untested. We shall see!
Title: Re: compost
Post by: terrace max on March 10, 2005, 16:41:06
Tim,

How did you find them to deal with?

I've struggled for the last week to get calls returned/order confirmed/paid for...just about given up on them...
Title: Re: compost
Post by: tim on March 10, 2005, 17:47:24
Who??

I deal with Chase Organics & find them excellent.
Title: Re: compost
Post by: terrace max on March 10, 2005, 17:53:16
Sorry - I thought West Riding Organics only sold direct...

Chase/HDRA are excellent.
Title: Re: compost
Post by: terrace max on March 10, 2005, 18:36:14
P.S. I'm also searching for organic soil-free compost. The only sensibly priced alternative I've found is these guys http://www.fertilefibre.co.uk/

No idea if they're product is any good, but the prices get better the more you buy, with free delivery too...

Anyone else use them?