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.
Might have a look at that, thanks... :)
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 . :-\
I use new horizon most of the time and habe always been happy with it . I hope it isnt going downhill..
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
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.
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
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?
Hi Caroline ...Nope...it says " Multi-purpose " on the bags . ... it will have to do now , but probably better for plants in containers .