In message , martin
writes
On Wed, 1 Oct 2003 17:18:46 +0100, Jaques d'Altrades
wrote:

The message
from "Franz Heymann" contains these words:

I found a supplier of a compost based on bracken and horse manure. The
price is almost exactly twice as much as that of ordinary peat based potting
compost. Is this a rip-off?

Much more work required in gathering bracken and mixing/composting.

and the spores cause cancer allegedly

Not even allegedly. There are some very nasty toxins in bracken.
I have eaten the stuff once in Japan where it is a traditional delicacy.

Regards,
--
Martin Brown