Because that would leave the roots permanently waterlogged.

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Rick

"Mike" wrote in message
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"Rick Eggleston" wrote in message
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I have grown tomatoes, cucumbers and melons for the first time in pots
with
Bowers peat-free compost. As the Bowers dries out quickly, I have
installed
timed irrigation from rainwater butts. This has had limited success as
the
water seems to take the path of least resistance straight down through
the
Bowers. Even using a ring of micro-soaker hose in the pot, water is
running
out the bottom before the compost is full soaked.

I have potted vines in John Innes compost watered by the same method
without
problems.

Has anyone experience of any other peat-free composts?
Would a blended mixture of Bowers and John Innes work?




Why not stand the pots in saucers to a depth you want the water to be?

That way the roots will still be in water even after the water has run
through!

Mike


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